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sabermetrics

or SABR·met·rics

[ sey-ber-me-triks ]
/ ˌseɪ bərˈmɛ trɪks /
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noun Digital Technology, Sports.
(used with a singular verb) the computerized measurement of baseball statistics.
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Origin of sabermetrics

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

OTHER WORDS FROM sabermetrics

sa·ber·me·tri·cian [‐mi-trish-uhn], /‐mɪˈtrɪʃ ən/, noun

Words nearby sabermetrics

Sabbatize, SABC, Sabean, Sabellian, saber, sabermetrics, saber-rattling, saber saw, saber shin, saber tibia, saber-toothed
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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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