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Other forms: metrics
If something’s metric, it’s related to a system that uses the meter as a basic measurement. If someone says they'll sell you 3 meters of silk, then you know that the metric system is being used.
The word metric traces back to the French word métriquei, from mèter. The word is most often used to describe a widely used system of measurement based on the meter, called the metric system. Metric can describe the system as well as things related to the metric system. If your science teacher asks you to measure an object using metric units, you’ll be using centimeters and millimeters, rather than inches or feet. In music, metric refers to the rhythmic measures.
Definitions of metric
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based on the meter as a standard of measurement“the metric system”synonyms: metrical
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a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)“convert all the measurements to metric units”“it is easier to work in metric”synonyms: metric unittypes:metric capacity unita capacity unit defined in metric termsmetric linear unita linear unit of distance in metric termscubic millimeter, cubic millimetrea metric measure of volume or capacity equal to a cube 1 millimeter on each edgecc, cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, mil, milliliter, millilitre, mla metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a litercubic decimeter, cubic decimetre, l, liter, litrea metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)dal, decaliter, decalitre, dekaliter, dekalitre, dkla metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 literscubic meter, cubic metre, kiloliter, kilolitrea metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 literscubic kilometer, cubic kilometrea unit of capacity equal to the volume of a cube one kilometer on each edgeA, angstrom, angstrom unita metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiationmicromillimeter, micromillimetre, millimicron, nanometer, nanometre, nma metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meterm, meter, metrethe basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)carata unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mggram atom, gram-atomic weightthe quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the elementgram molecule, mol, molethe molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Uniteskg, kilo, kilogramone thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unitescentnerin some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilogramsquintala unit of weight equal to 100 kilogramstype of:unit, unit of measurementany division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
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a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristicsynonyms: system of measurementtypes:criterion, measure, standard, touchstonea basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluatedsystem of weights and measuressystem of measurement for length and weight and durationpoint systema system of graduating sizes of type in multiples of the pointinformation measurea system of measurement of information based on the probabilities of the events that convey informationutility(economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choiceBrix scalea system for measuring the concentration of sugar solutionscircular measuremeasurement of angles in radiansboard measurea system of units for measuring lumber based on the board footBeaufort scalea scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the windtemperature scalea system of measuring temperatureentropy, information, selective information(communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcomebenchmarka standard by which something can be measured or judgedERA, earned run average(baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitchedGPA, grade point averagea measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attemptedprocrustean bed, procrustean rule, procrustean standarda standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individualityyardsticka measure or standard used for comparisonmedium of exchange, monetary systemanything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or regionBritish Imperial System, British system, English systema system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pintmetric systema decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the secondUnited States Customary Systemthe system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint that dates back to colonial America but differs in some respects from the British Imperial System; today in the United States this system exists side by side with the SI systembandwidtha data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channelmarginal utility(economics) the amount that utility increases with an increase of one unit of an economic good or servicetroy, troy weighta system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grainsCelsius scale, centigrade scale, international scalea temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degreesFahrenheit scalea temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 32 degrees and the boiling point of water a 212 degreesKelvin scale, absolute scalea temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at 373.16 degreesRankine scalea scale of absolute temperature in Fahrenheit degrees; the freezing point of water is 491.69 degrees and the boiling point of water is 671.69 degreesReaumur scalea temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 80 degreesgauge, standard of measurementaccepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or comparedbaselinean imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or comparednorma standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
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the rhythmic arrangement of syllables
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a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between themsynonyms: metric functiontype of:function, map, mapping, mathematical function, single-valued function(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
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