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