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altmetrics

altmetrics noun: non-traditional metrics proposed as an alternative to the traditional ways to measure impact factors.

Noun

altmetrics pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Non-traditional metrics proposed as an alternative to the traditional ways to measure impact factors

Origin of altmetrics

From alternative metrics.

Questions about altmetrics

What does altmetrics mean?
Altmetrics means non-traditional metrics proposed as an alternative to the traditional ways to measure impact factors.
What part of speech is altmetrics?
Altmetrics is a noun.

Words near altmetrics in the dictionary

  1. Altmanesque
  2. Altmann
  3. Altmanns
  4. Altmans
  5. altmetric
  6. altmetrics
  7. Altmeyer
  8. Altmeyers
  9. altmode
  10. altmodes
  11. altn.

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