"stylometry" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From style + -o- + -metry. Etymology templates: {{af|en|style|-o-|-metry}} style + -o- + -metry Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} stylometry (uncountable)
  1. A statistical method of analyzing a text to determine its author. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: stylometrics Derived forms: adversarial stylometry Related terms: stylometric, stylometrician, stylometrist
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