cliometrics


clio·met·rics

noun pl but singular in constr \ˌklī-ə-ˈme-triks\

Definition of CLIOMETRICS

: the application of methods developed in other fields (as economics, statistics, and data processing) to the study of history
clio·met·ric \-trik\ adjective
clio·met·ri·cian \-me-ˈtri-shən\ noun

Origin of CLIOMETRICS

Clio + -metrics (as in econometrics)
First Known Use: 1960

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