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noun
The measurement of biological data.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, uncountable, usually
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noun
The analysis of biological statistics; biostatistics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
The application of biostatistics to security; biometrics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: biometrics, biostatistics
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Broader terms: statistics, life science, bioscience
History
From bio- + -metry.
Across languages
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