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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The application of mathematics and statistics to the study of economic and financial data
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("econometrics" is a kind of...):
economic science; economics; political economy (the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management)
Derivation:
econometric (of or relating to econometrics)
econometrician (an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods)