sabermetrics

or SABR·met·rics

[ sey-ber-me-triks ]

/ ˌseɪ bərˈmɛ trɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb) the computerized measurement of baseball statistics.

Nearby words

saber shin, saber tibia, saber-rattling, saber-toothed, saber-toothed tiger, sabermetrics, sabia virus, sabin, sabin vaccine, sabina, sabine

Origin of sabermetrics

1980–85; S(ociety for) A(merican) B(aseball) R(esearch) + -metrics

Related forms

sa·ber·me·tri·cian

[‐mi-trish-uh n] /‐mɪˈtrɪʃ ən/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for sabermetrics

sabermetrics

/ (ˌseɪbəˈmɛtrɪks) /

noun (functioning as singular)

the statistical and mathematical analysis of baseball records

Word Origin for sabermetrics

C20: saber (from initials of Society of American Baseball Research) + -metrics as in econometrics

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