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larithmics

larithmics noun: the study of population statistics.

Noun

larithmics (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The study of population statistics.

Origin of larithmics

From Ancient Greek λαός /laos/ (people) + ἀριθμητικός (arithmetics). Coined in “Larithmics: An Addition to Sociological Terminology” by American sociologist Henry Pratt Fairchild in the “American Journal of Sociology”, Vol. 36, No. 2 (Sep., 1930), pp. 278-281; published by: The University of Chicago Press (archive: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2766383).

Questions about larithmics

What does larithmics mean?
Larithmics means the study of population statistics.
What part of speech is larithmics?
Larithmics is a noun.

Words near larithmics in the dictionary

  1. Larissan
  2. Larissean
  3. Larissian
  4. Laristan
  5. larithmic
  6. larithmics
  7. Larivee
  8. Larivees
  9. Lariviere
  10. Larivieres
  11. larixin

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