BIOSTATISTICS

biometrics, biometry, biostatistics

(noun) a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

biostatistics (uncountable)

(biology, mathematics) The application of statistics to the study and analysis of biological and medical data

Noun

biostatistics

plural of biostatistic

Source: Wiktionary


Bi`o*sta*tis"tics, n. Etym: [Gr. life + E. statistics.] (Biol.)

Definition: Vital statistics.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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