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noun
The application of statistics to the study and analysis of biological and medical data
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, mathematics, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
plural of biostatistic
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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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, biometry
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Broader terms: statistics, life science, bioscience
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English statistics English biostatistics From bio- + statistics.
Across languages
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