n.
Pronunciation: ˌ kl ī - ə - ' me-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- ' tri-sh ə n \ noun