Metric

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2 Noun

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Adjective

of or relating to the metric system (non-imperial) system of measurement
of or relating to a even-note pattern or rhythmic unit which coincides with the pulses on a metric level. (DeLone et. al. (Eds.), 1975, chap. 3)

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Source

DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0130493465. Ch. 3.

Translations

Finnish: metrinen
Latin: metricus
Persian: متریك (Metrik)
Spanish: metrico
Swedish: metrisk

Noun

a measure for something; a means of deriving a quantitative measurement or approximation for otherwise qualitative phenomena (esp. used in Software Engineering)
Noun, Mathematics - especially a measurement of the distance between two points in some metric space; e.g. the Euclidean metric (sqrt(x² + y² + z²) in 3 dimensions)

Translations

Finnish: metriikka (2)
Swedish: metrik

WordNet Definitions

three

1. metric function, metric -- (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 -- (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 -- (a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic).

two

1. metric, metrical -- (based on the meter as a standard of measurement; "the metric system"; "metrical equivalents").
2. measured, metrical, metric -- (the rhythmic arrangement of syllables).

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