stylometry en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English style Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría)der. Latin -metriader. Old French -métrieder. English -metry English stylometry From style + -o- + -metry.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A statistical method of analyzing a text to determine its author.
Stylometry is a tool to be used when external evidence is lacking and the solution to the problem must come from the study of the texts which present the problem. Stylometry is therefore particularly useful in classical studies, especially for Greek texts which were written and reproduced by hand in an era when the rights of authors were limited, […].
1973, S. Michaelson, A. Q. Morton, “Positional stylometry”, in The Computer and Literary Studies, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, →ISBN, page 69:Later WS bends it, stops mid-line, wraps around lines. This is early. Comp stylometry will confirm.
2011, Arthur Phillips, The Tragedy of Arthur, New York: Random House, →ISBN, page 182:
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stylometrist · stylometric · stylometrician