Back in the days when phenetic clustering was new, at one point someone
(Sokal, Rohlf, someone like that) suggested that their field be called
"taxometrics". Someone else pointed out that the more proper Greek name
would be "taximetrics". Someone else then killed off this suggestion by
pointing
Dear Chris, Norm, Alannah,
Thank you for your comments and discussion on this term! And for engaging
in a fun and different topic for this forum.
It is indeed the etymology and usage I find most fascinating. I have
noticed through my years of training in morphometrics (as I would call it)
that
Dear Emma
They are synonyms, with the same meaning. Incidentally, that is the same
as for "biometry" and "biometrics".
I think "morphometry" may be the older of the two (the Oxford English
Dictiionary has a first occurrence in 1857, although it is not clear
whether the meaning is the same,
There’s no clear difference between these terms in the sense of the manner in
which they are used at present. Morphometry is sometimes represented as
referring to the metrics (= measurements) of form or shape whereas
morphometrics is sometimes used to refer to the set of numerical and statical
Dear Morphmet-hive mind,
I've been curious for some time about the terms "morphometry" and
"morphometrics" and whether they are in fact interchangeable or quite
distinct. Also, is it related to the difference between phylogeny and
phylogenetics?
Regards,
Emma
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