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noun
The design of psychological tests to measure intelligence, aptitude and personality; and the analysis and interpretation of their results.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: psychometry, psychometrika
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: psychology, psychological science
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- English metrics English psychometrics From psycho- + metrics.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
