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METRIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
Synonyms:
metric; system of measurement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("metric" is a kind of...):
amount; measure; quantity (how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "metric"):
criterion; measure; standard; touchstone (a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated)
system of weights and measures (system of measurement for length and weight and duration)
point system (a system of graduating sizes of type in multiples of the point)
information measure (a system of measurement of information based on the probabilities of the events that convey information)
utility ((economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice)
Brix scale (a system for measuring the concentration of sugar solutions)
circular measure (measurement of angles in radians)
board measure (a system of units for measuring lumber based on the board foot)
Beaufort scale (a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind)
system of weights; weight (a system of units used to express the weight of something)
temperature scale (a system of measuring temperature)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
Example:
it is easier to work in metric
Synonyms:
metric; metric unit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("metric" is a kind of...):
unit; unit of measurement (any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "metric"):
metric capacity unit (a capacity unit defined in metric terms)
metric linear unit (a linear unit of distance in metric terms)
metric weight unit; weight unit (a decimal unit of weight based on the gram)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them
Synonyms:
metric; metric function
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("metric" is a kind of...):
function; map; mapping; mathematical function; single-valued function ((mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function))
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The rhythmic arrangement of syllables
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
rhythmic; rhythmical (recurring with measured regularity)
Domain category:
metrics; prosody (the study of poetic meter and the art of versification)
Derivation:
meter (rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
Example:
metrical equivalents
Synonyms:
metric; metrical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
meter (the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards))
Derivation:
meter (the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards))
Context examples:
Patients are asked a series of rigorously reviewed questions covering common domains and metrics across differing conditions and treatments.
(Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System, NCI Thesaurus)
The metric unit of mass equal to one trillionth of a gram (10E-12 gram).
(Picogram, NCI Thesaurus)
A metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter (10E-12 meter).
(Picometer, NCI Thesaurus)
The concept also refers to the metric unit of mass density (volumic mass) defined as the density of a substance which mass equal to one nanogram occupies the volume of one liter.
(Nanogram per Liter, NCI Thesaurus)
The cluster of metric units based on the meter, the kilogram, and the second as base units.
(MKS System, NCI Thesaurus)
A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram or 1000 micrograms.
(Milligram, NCI Thesaurus)
A metric unit of volumetric flow rate defined as the rate at which one milliliter of matter crosses a given surface during the period of time equal to one second.
(Milliliter per Second, NCI Thesaurus)
A metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter (10E-3 meter) or approximately 0.03937 inch.
(Millimeter, NCI Thesaurus)
A basic unit of length in the former CGS version of metric system, equal to one hundredth of a meter or approximately 0.393 700 787 inch.
(Centimeter, NCI Thesaurus)
A metric unit of mass equal to one one thousandth of a kilogram.
(Gram, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
