psephology

Definitions

1. The predictive or statistical study of elections.
   uncountable
2. An ancient Greek method of numerology, similar to gematria.
   uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“It therefore seems appropriate to preface this book with a discussion of why elections merit study⟳ and an examination of how much has been or can be learnt from psephology.”

“Let⟳ us first see⟳ how the matter⟳ of this letter-numbering or psephology stands generally. The authors think⟳ that both the Greek and Hebrew method derive from a common source. But there is no proof of this; indeed the weak point⟳ in the whole of this exposition is that they entirely neglect⟳ the historical side of the matter⟳ and give⟳ no references.”

“The numbers 99, 88, and 22 seem to belong⟳ to some system of mystic psephology, Or gematria as the Kabbalists afterwards called it.”

“What I want⟳ to point⟳ out here is that there is a considerable breadth of numerological practices, ranging from psephology/gematria through to practices close⟳ to mathematical physics which are deemed to be too much driven by mathematical or aesthetic considerations.”

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