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Definition stylometry in British English

stylometry noun

noun
1

the use of statistical methods to analyse the literary style of a piece of writing

Example

... graduate students at Drexel University have released two potentially provocative stylometry tools, which could have larger repercussions for whistle-blowers, human rights advocates, hackers and, well, anyone who doesn't want their writing traced back to them down the road.

Definition stylometry in British English