biometry

[ bahy-om-i-tree ]

noun

1. the calculation of the probable duration of human life.
2. biometrics ( def 1 ).

biometry

/ ˌbaɪəˈmɛtrɪks; baɪˈɒmɪtrɪ /

noun

1. 1. the analysis of biological data using mathematical and statistical methods
   2. the practice of digitally scanning the physiological or behavioural characteristics of individuals as a means of identification
2. the statistical calculation of the probable duration of human life

Derived Forms

• ˌbioˈmetrically, adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of biometry¹

First recorded in 1825–35; bio- + -metry

Example Sentences

Later, when phrenology yielded to other kinds of biometry and then to intelligence tests, the bias stuck.

From The New Yorker

If we, by the laws of biometry, can find a common ancestor in Noah, we can not possibly go back 2,000,000 years to find one.

From Project Gutenberg

But biometry saves us from such repulsive forbears, by proving it could not be so.

From Project Gutenberg

Even Professor H. H. Newman says, "On the whole, the contributions of biometry to our understanding of the causes of evolution are rather disappointing."

From Project Gutenberg

According to the laws of biometry, ought we not to find a retrogression of sections of the human race, who would sport simian tails and be clothed with simian hair?

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