# lexicostatistics

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A statistical estimation of the degree of linguistic divergence between two languages, based on the proportion of cognates.

## Etymology
From lexico- + statistics.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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