Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

econometrics

/ɪˌkɑ.nəˈmɛt.ɹɪks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: econo-met-rics
IPA: /ɪˌkɑ.nəˈmɛt.ɹɪks/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The branch of economics that applies statistical methods to the empirical study of economic theories and relationships.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The credibility revolution in econometrics was an understandable reaction to the identification of causal mechanisms by assertion, often controversial and sometimes incredible."
"Here is a poetic finding from econometrics: As the rich get richer, they want more from other humans, not less."

Etymology

An adaptation of the French économétrie. Coined by Norwegian economist Ragnar Frisch in 1926. Compare the earlier German Oekonometrie (now generally spelt Ökonometrie), first used (in a different sense) by Polish economist Paweł Ciompa in 1910.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: *weyḱ-, économétrie

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪˌkɑ.nəˈmɛt.ɹɪks/
British English: /ɪˌkɒn.əˈmɛt.ɹɪks/

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

macroeconometrician macroeconometrics microeconometrics

Phrases

also coined by Frisch

Frequently Paired Words

econometric econometrical econometrically econometrician econometrist econometry macroeconomics also coined by Frisch

Rhymes With

metrics obstetrics geometrics

Questions

How do you pronounce econometrics?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˌkɑ.nəˈmɛt.ɹɪks/.
What does econometrics mean?: The branch of economics that applies statistical methods to the empirical study of economic theories and relationships.
Where does econometrics come from?: It is traced to French.

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