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

Later, when phrenology yielded to other kinds of biometry and then to intelligence tests, the bias stuck.

From The New Yorker

But biometry saves us from such repulsive forbears, by proving it could not be so.

From Project Gutenberg

Even Professor H. H. Newman says, "On the whole, the contributions of biometry to our understanding of the causes of evolution are rather disappointing."

From Project Gutenberg