n. (used with a sing. verb) Application of mathematical and statistical techniques to economics in the study of problems, the analysis of data, and the development and testing of theories and models. [ECONO(MICS) + -METRICS.] e·con′o·metric, e·con′o·metri·cal adj. e·con′o·metri·cal·ly adv. e·con′o·me·trician (-mĭ-trĭshən), e·con′o·metrist n. |
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