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fiction

n.

1. in psychology, an unproven or imaginary concept that may be accepted by an individual as if it were true for pragmatic reasons. See als ob; as-if hypothesis.

2. see guiding fiction. —fictional adj.

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anthropometry

anthropometry

n.

1. the scientific study of how the size and proportions of the human body are affected by such variables as age, sex, and ethnicity.

2. the taking of measurements of the human body for purposes of comparison and study. —anthropometric adj. —anthropometrist n.