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psephology

noun
/sɪˈfɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/UK/sɪˈfɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/US

Etymology

From psepho- (“pebble”) + -ology (“study of”), drawing on the various definitions of Ancient Greek ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble used for reckoning; pebble used for casting a vote”). The sense relating to elections was coined in 1948 by Frank Hardie.

  1. derived from ψῆφος

Definitions

  1. The predictive or statistical study of elections.

    • 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.

  2. An ancient Greek method of numerology, similar to gematria.

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

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Derived

psephological, psephologist

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