STYLOMETRY Definition & Meaning

stylometry

[ stahy-lom-i-tree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

the analytic study of literary styles, especially as applied to questions of authorship:
The claim that this is Defoe’s manuscript remains unsupported by anyone proficient in stylometry.

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First recorded in 1945–50; stylo- ¹( def ) + -metry ( def )

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The FBI used a form of stylometry to show that Ted Kaczynski was the Unabomber.

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Instead of relying on expert opinion, the computer scientists used a mathematical approach known as stylometry.

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But advocates of stylometry note that they can quantify their software’s error rate.

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Stylometry uses computers to statistically measure the most frequent words in a text.

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But stylometry isn't just useful in cases where a text's authorship is disputed, it can also be used to analyze stylistic similarity more generally.

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