Princeton's WordNet

1. metric function, metric(noun)

   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, metric(noun)

   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, metric(adj)

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

4. metric, metrical(adj)

   based on the meter as a standard of measurement

   "the metric system"; "metrical equivalents"

5. measured, metrical, metric(adj)

   the rhythmic arrangement of syllables

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. metric(adjective)ˈmɛ trɪk

   using meters and kilograms as units of measurement

   metric measurements; the metric system

Wiktionary

1. metric(Noun)

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

2. metric(Noun)

   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. metric(Verb)

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

4. metric(Adjective)

   of or relating to the metric system of measurement

5. metric(Adjective)

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

6. metric(Adjective)

   Of or relating to distance

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

Webster Dictionary

1. Metric(adj)

   relating to measurement; involving, or proceeding by, measurement

2. Metric(adj)

   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

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