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biometry [bi-om´ĕ-tre]
the application of statistical methods and measurement methods to biological phenomena.
biometrics (bī´ōmet´riks),
n the science of the application of statistical methods to biologic facts.
biometrics, biometry
the application of statistical methods to biological data.
biometrics
Health informatics Electronic capture and analysis of biological characteristics–eg, fingerprints, facial structure or patterns in the eye. See Authentication.
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Technologies that allow investigators to identify suspected terrorists have been sped into the field, but these efforts are not being well coordinated, and that can lead to critical information gaps, and so-called stovepipes, the common term for information and communication systems that cannot link to each other, experts at the Biometrics Consortium conference said.
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