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         Anthropometry 
        simply means "measurement of people". The word is derived from the Greek 
        ¡¥anthros¡¦ meaning man, and ¡¥metron¡¦ meaning measure.  
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        More formally it is 
        the study of the size, shape and strength of the human body, including, 
        mass, volumes, mobility, proportions, centers of gravity, and inertial 
        properties of the whole body and body segments. 
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        Anthropometrics is the practice of anthropometry and involves the 
        collection, analysis and application of anthropometric data.  |