biometry

American  

[bahy-om-i-tree] / baɪˈɒm ɪ tri /

noun

1. the calculation of the probable duration of human life.

2. biometrics.

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biometry British  

/ ˌbaɪəˈmɛtrɪks, baɪˈɒmɪtrɪ /

noun

1. 1. the analysis of biological data using mathematical and statistical methods

   2. the practice of digitally scanning the physiological or behavioural characteristics of individuals as a means of identification

2. the statistical calculation of the probable duration of human life

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Other Word Forms

• biometrically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of biometry

First recorded in 1825–35; bio- + -metry

Example Sentences

There he eventually settled down, as head of the Orissa state government's Genetics and Biometry Laboratory.

From Time Magazine Archive

One of the leading exponents of Biometry, Dr. C.B.

From The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved In 50 Arguments by Williams, William A. (William Asbury)

Mendel's Inheritance Law is one, as we have seen; Biometry is another.

From The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved In 50 Arguments by Williams, William A. (William Asbury)

Biometry is defined to be the "statistical study of variation and heredity."

From The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved In 50 Arguments by Williams, William A. (William Asbury)