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.]
econometric e·con'o·met'ric or e·con'o·met'ri·cal adj.econometrically e·con'o·met'ri·cal·ly adv.
econometrician e·con'o·me·tri'cian (-mĭ-trĭsh'ən) or e·con'o·met'rist n.
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