Metric

Quick meaning: Metric is an adjective meaning Of or relating to the metric system of measurement.

Meaning

Of or relating to the metric system of measurement.

More Meanings

1. (music) Of or relating to the meter of a piece of music.
2. (mathematics, physics) Of or relating to distance.
3. (mathematics) A metric tensor.
4. Abbreviation of metric system.
5. (transitive, aerospace, systems engineering) To measure or analyse statistical data concerning the quality or effectiveness of a process.
6. A measure for something; a means of deriving a quantitative measurement or approximation for otherwise qualitative phenomena (especially used in engineering).
7. (mathematical analysis) 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.

Example Sentences

There is a lack of standard metrics.

What metric should be used for performance evaluation?

What are the most important metrics to track for your business?

It's the most important single metric that quantifies the predictive performance.

Word Forms

• metrics
• metricking
• metricked

Synonyms for metric

Depending on context, synonyms include measure, measured, rhythmic, metrical.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include measured, metrical, rhythmic, metrication, metering, endpoint.

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