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Pronunciation: /ˈmɛtrɪk/
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Definition of metric

adjective

  • 1relating to or based on the metre as a unit of length:all measurements are given in metric form
  • relating to or using the metric system: we should have gone metric years ago
  • 2 Mathematics & Physics relating to or denoting a metric: the metric equation of Minkowski space-time

noun

  • 1 technical a system or standard of measurement: the levels of branching are arbitrary and no precise metric is applied to distance between the nodes
  • (metrics) (in business) a set of figures or statistics that measure results.
  • Mathematics & Physics a binary function of a topological space which gives, for any two points of the space, a value equal to the distance between them, or to a value treated as analogous to distance for the purpose of analysis: [with modifier]:the external structure of space-time is described by the Schwarzschild metric
  • 2 [mass noun] informal the metric system:it’s easier to work in metric

Origin:

mid 19th century (as an adjective relating to length): from French métrique, from mètre (see metre1)

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