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metrician

metrician

8.3
A person who measures data and checks numbers
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛtrɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : métrico
  • To ensure accuracy, the engineer consulted a metrician before finalizing the design.

Examples

  • The metrician explained the importance of precise measurements in scientific experiments.

  • The historian has done nothing to undermine what the metrician does.

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  • It was the fact that the first artifacts were also instruments of measurement that put historians and metricians at cross purposes.

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  • A skilled metrician can develop new tools to measure complex data effectively.

Synonyms

measurer
vsmetrician
1 2.9

A person or tool that finds size, amount and degree

is the scientific expert in metrics and methods rather than simple checking tasks
metrist
vsmetrician
  • Specialized
9.2

A person who measures things and adjusts measuring tools

is the scientific expert in metrics and methods rather than routine instrument work

Surface Forms

metrician singular
metricians plural

Morphology

metrician = metric (transparent) = metric + ian

Standard agentive formation: 'metric' + '-ian' clearly yields 'a person concerned with metrics/measurement'.

Etymology

Metrician comes from metric, which goes back to the Greek metron 'measure', and the ending -ian means 'person'. So a metrician is a person who works with measurements and metrics, checking numbers and data.