metric

Meanings

Plural: metrics

Noun

• a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them
• 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"
• a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
• A measure for something; a means of deriving a quantitative measurement or approximation for otherwise qualitative phenomena (especially used in engineering).
• A function which satisfies a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize the notion of the distance between two points. Formally, a real-valued function d on M×M, where M is a set, is called a metric if (1) d(x,y)=0 if and only if x=y, (2) d(x,y)=d(y,x) for all pairs (x,y), and (3) d obeys the triangle inequality.
• A metric tensor.
• Abbreviation of metric system.

Adjective

• based on the meter as a standard of measurement
  • "the metric system"
  • "metrical equivalents"

Adjective Satellite

• the rhythmic arrangement of syllables

Adj

• Of or relating to the metric system of measurement.
• Of or relating to the meter of a piece of music.
• Of or relating to distance.

Verb

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

Synonyms

distance function, measure, measured, metric function, metric unit, metrical, system of measurement

Related Words

avoirdupois, meter

Anagrams of metric