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biometrics

DEFINITIONS OF: biometrics

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n a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis

Synonyms:
biometry, biostatistics
Type of:
statistics
a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
bioscience, life science
any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms
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