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/'mɛtrɪk/

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

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measure amount quantity
adjective
the rhythmic arrangement of syllables
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measured metrical rhythmic rhythmical
noun
a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them
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metric function

type of:
mathematical function map single-valued function mapping function
noun
a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
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"convert all the measurements to metric units" "it is easier to work in metric"

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metric unit

type of:
unit of measurement unit
adjective
based on the meter as a standard of measurement
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"the metric system" "metrical equivalents"

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metrical

Examples of metric

"convert all the measurements to metric units"
"it is easier to work in metric"
"the metric system"
"metrical equivalents"