Main Entry:

clio·met·rics

Pronunciation:

\ˌklī-ə-ˈme-triks\

Function:

noun plural but singular in construction

Etymology:

Clio + -metrics (as in econometrics)

Date:

1960

: 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