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librametry

librametry noun: the application of statistics and operations research to the running of a library.

Noun

librametry (uncountable)

  1. The application of statistics and operations research to the running of a library.
    • In fact the philosophy and sociology of librarianship indicates the need for the formation of a new discipline which I would call Librametry.1948, Indian Librarian, page 57

librametry meaning in Tamil

librametry in Tamil

நூலகப் புள்ளியியல்

Origin of librametry

From library + -metry; coined in 1948 by S. R. Ranganathan.

Questions about librametry

What does librametry mean?
Librametry means the application of statistics and operations research to the running of a library.
What is librametry in Tamil?
Librametry in Tamil is நூலகப் புள்ளியியல். See Librametry meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is librametry?
Librametry is a noun.

Words near librametry in the dictionary

  1. libra
  2. Librado
  3. Librados
  4. librae
  5. libral
  6. librametry
  7. Libramont
  8. Libran
  9. librandu
  10. librandus
  11. Librans

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Adapted from Wiktionary: librametry (page history and authors); librametry (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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