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biometrics

Word definitions for biometrics in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis [syn: biometry ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Biometrics is a journal that publishes articles on the application of statistics and mathematics to the biological sciences. It is published by the International Biometric Society. Originally published in 1945 under the title Biometrics Bulletin , the journal ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"application of mathematics to biology," 1902, from biometric (also see -ics ); slightly earlier in this sense was biometry (1901), which was coined by Whewell and used by him and others with a sense of "calculation of life expectancy" (1831).

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The automated measurement of biological data 2 The measurement and recording of the physical characteristics of an individual for use in subsequent personal identification.

Usage examples of biometrics.

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Captain Furman suggested that you had altered biometrics to assume the identity you claim.

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