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Definition of Metric
1. Adjective. Based on the meter as a standard of measurement. "Metrical equivalents"
2. Noun. A function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them.
Category relationships: Math, Mathematics, Maths, Natural Philosophy, Physics
Generic synonyms: Function, Map, Mapping, Mathematical Function, Single-valued Function
3. Adjective. The rhythmic arrangement of syllables.
Category relationships: Metrics, Prosody
Similar to: Rhythmic, Rhythmical
Derivative terms: Meter, Meter, Metre
4. Noun. A decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds). "It is easier to work in metric"
Generic synonyms: Unit, Unit Of Measurement
Specialized synonyms: Metric Capacity Unit, Metric Linear Unit, Metric Weight Unit, Weight Unit
5. Noun. A system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic.
Generic synonyms: Amount, Measure, Quantity
Specialized synonyms: Criterion, Measure, Standard, Touchstone, System Of Weights And Measures, Point System, Information Measure, Utility, Brix Scale, Circular Measure, Board Measure, Beaufort Scale, System Of Weights, Weight, Temperature Scale
Definition of Metric
1. a. Relating to measurement; involving, or proceeding by, measurement.
Definition of Metric
1. Adjective. of or relating to the metric system of measurement ¹
2. Adjective. (music) of or relating to the meter of a piece of music. ¹
3. Adjective. (mathematics physics) Of or relating to distance ¹
4. Noun. A measure for something; a means of deriving a quantitative measurement or approximation for otherwise qualitative phenomena (especially used in Software Engineering) ¹
5. Noun. (mathematics) A measurement of the "distance" between two points in some metric space: it is a real-valued function ''d''(''x'',''y'') between points ''x'' and ''y'' satisfying the following properties: (1) "positive definiteness": and , (2) "symmetry": , and (3) "triangle inequality": . ¹
6. Verb. (transitive aerospace, systems engineering) To measure or analyse statistical data concerning the quality or effectiveness of a process. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Metric
1. a standard of measurement [n -S]
Medical Definition of Metric
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1. Relating to measurement; involving, or proceeding by, measurement.
2. Of or pertaining to the meter as a standard of measurement; of or pertaining to the decimal system of measurement of which a meter is the unit; as, the metric system; a metric measurement.