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met·ric (me′trik)

adjective

  1. metrical

  2. Etymology: Fr métrique

    1. of the meter (unit of linear measure)
    2. designating or of the system of measurement based on the meter and the gram

noun

a standard for measuring or evaluating something; basis for assessment a new metric for judging success

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