BODYMASSINDEX

Body mass index

The body mass index, or Quetelet index, is a measure for human body shape based on an individual's mass and height.

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body mass index

Noun

  1. a statistical measure of the weight of a person scaled according to height, used to estimate if a person is underweight or overweight. BMI units are defined as <math>\mathrm{kg}/\mathrm{m}^2</math> ≈ <math>\mathrm{703*lb}/\mathrm{in}^2</math>.


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