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econometric, a. and n. Econ.|iːkɒnəʊˈmɛtrɪk|
[f. economy + metric a.1 2.]
A. adj. Of, or relating to, or characterized by, the application of mathematics to economic data or theories.
1933(title) Econometrica: Journal of the Econometric Society, vol. I. 1956R. F. Harrod in A. Pryce-Jones New Outl. Mod. Knowl. 490 Trade Cycle study appeared an especially good field for the use of econometric methods. 1959Economist 28 Feb. 809/2 The econometric model..represents the actual workings of the economy by a system of mathematical equations.
B. n. (pl.) The branch of economics concerned with the application of mathematical economics to economic data by the use of statistical methods.
1933Econometrica I. 5 (heading) The Common Sense of Econometrics. 1951Univ. Birmingham Faculty of Commerce & Social Sci. Regs. 63 Econometrics..deals mainly with the difficulties encountered in applying statistical technique to economic data. 1954Times Lit. Suppl. 26 Mar., Econometrics now vies with mathematical philosophy..as an exercise in formal logic. 1970Daily Tel. 23 Feb. 9/7 American research economists have pioneered the science of ‘econometrics’, in which factors affecting the economy are written as mathematical symbols. |