Definitions for Metric
ˈmɛ trɪkmet·ric

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.2 / 5 votes

1. metric function, metricnoun

   a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them

2. metric unit, metricnoun

   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"

3. system of measurement, metricadjective

   a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic

4. metric, metricaladjective

   based on the meter as a standard of measurement

   "the metric system"; "metrical equivalents"

5. measured, metrical, metricadjective

   the rhythmic arrangement of syllables

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

1. metricnoun

   A measure for something; a means of deriving a quantitative measurement or approximation for otherwise qualitative phenomena (especially used in Software Engineering)

2. metricnoun

   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": .

3. metricverb

   To measure or analyse statistical data concerning the quality or effectiveness of a process.

4. metricadjective

   of or relating to the metric system of measurement

5. metricadjective

   of or relating to the meter of a piece of music.

6. metricadjective

   Of or relating to distance

7. Etymology: From métrique (1864), from metricus, from metrum; see meter.

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1. metric

   A metric is a system or standard of measurement used to quantify or evaluate certain characteristics or properties. This could be in various fields like mathematics, where it's a function defining distance between points, physics or computer science. It could also refer to indicators in business or economics to assess performance or progress, or factors in medicine to gauge health or functionality.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Metricadjective

   relating to measurement; involving, or proceeding by, measurement

2. Metricadjective

   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

3. Etymology: [L. metricus, Gr. : cf. F. mtrique. See Meter rhythm.]

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1. Metric

   Metric is a Canadian indie rock band founded in 1998 in Toronto. They were also at various times been based in Montreal, London, New York City and Los Angeles. The band consists of Emily Haines, James Shaw, Joshua Winstead and Joules Scott-Key. The band started in 1998 as a duo formed by Haines and Shaw. Initially, the duo's name was Mainstream. After releasing an EP titled Mainstream EP, they changed the band's name to Metric, after a sound that was programmed by Shaw on his keyboard in 1998. In 2001, Winstead and Scott-Key joined them. Haines and Shaw also perform with the band Broken Social Scene. In 1996, Haines has released the album Cut in Half and Also Double. Under Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton moniker, she released in 2006 the studio album Knives Don't Have Your Back, followed in 2007 by the EP What Is Free to a Good Home?. Emily Haines has been a guest on albums by artists like Stars, KC Accidental, The Stills, Jason Collett, The Crystal Method and Tiësto. Shaw issued the studio album Life on the Clock in 1997. Scott-Key and Winstead have their own side project, Bang Lime.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Metric

   met′rik, adj. quantitative.—adj. Met′rical, pertaining to measurement.—n.pl. Met′rics, the theory of measurement.—ns. Met′rograph, an apparatus for registering the speed of a railway-train and the places and duration of stops; Metrol′ogy, the science of weights and measures; Met′ronome, an instrument like an inverted pendulum which measures musical time.—adj. Metronom′ic.—n. Metron′omy, measurement of time by a metronome.

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1. metric

   A known system of measurement.

   The metric system has its own system of measurements.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 21, 2020  

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1. metric

   Song lyrics by metric -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by metric on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Function
   • Mathematics
   • Unit Of Measurement

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce Metric?

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How to say Metric in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Metric in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Metric in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Metric in a Sentence

1. Shyam Rajan:

   Valuations are very attractive. Breakevens are still cheap by any metric.

2. Ninez Ponce:

   It's the most shameful metric we have on quality of care, it is a health equity issue. We are a very rich state. We shouldn't be seeing these diabetic amputations.

3. Sandra Minuitti:

   Many donors have this unreasonable expectation that CEOs should volunteer their time, salaries shouldn't be the only metric.

4. Jim Esposito:

   There is a great intensity and sense of urgency to measure and metric our progress with clients, trading and sales are aligned neatly around this effort.

5. Danielle Atkinson:

   If we teach a generation of young people that, after the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation and all of the events of the 1860s, attempts to integrate free people failed and there were repressive laws enacted that weren't repealed for almost a century, then we're going to have different conversations, we're going to have historical context for why the country is the way it is, instead of thinking that the fact that Black people are at the bottom of every metric is indicative of our deficit or our inferiority.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Metric
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Metric
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Metric
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Metric
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Metric
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Metric