Etymology

mononumerosis

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Today it means: The oversimplification of a metric by using a single numerical value to characterize a complex phenomenon or system. Full definition →

English numero- ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)
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  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishnumero-
  5. English todaymononumerosis

From mono- + numero- + -osis.

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