Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psychometrics

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: psy-cho-met-rics
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The design of psychological tests to measure intelligence, aptitude and personality; and the analysis and interpretation of their results.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- English metrics English psychometrics From psycho- + metrics.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

psychometric psychometrical psychometry

Synonyms

psychometry psychometrika

Questions

What does psychometrics mean?: The design of psychological tests to measure intelligence, aptitude and personality; and the analysis and interpretation of their results.
Where does psychometrics come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- English metrics English psychometrics From psycho- + metrics.

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