stichometry

/sti-kom-i-tree/US // stɪˈkɒm ɪ tri //UK // (stɪˈkɒmɪtrɪ) //

缝合术,缝合技术,吻合度,缝合

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : the practice of writing a prose text in lines, often of slightly differing lengths, that correspond to units of sense and indicate phrasal rhythms.

However this may be, the original conception doubtless came from the stichometry of Hebrew poetry.
If the stichometry of Nicephorus is right, the existing form of the book is merely fragmentary compared with its original compass.
In the opinion of some, the use of the dot, at least to some extent, was earlier than stichometry.