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The definition of metric is relating to the system of measurements which is based on the meter and the gram.

An example of a metric measurement is a meter.

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metric

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

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

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metric

adjective

Of or relating to the meter or the metric system: US Customary units and their metric equivalents.

Origin of metric

French métrique from mètre meter ; see meter ².

noun

A standard of measurement, especially one that evaluates a complex process or system.
Mathematics A geometric function that describes the distances between pairs of points in a space.

adjective

Of or relating to distance.

Origin of metric

From Latin metricus relating to measurement ; see metrical .

noun

Poetic meter.

adjective

Relating to or having poetic meter; metrical.

Origin of metric

Greek (hē) metrikē (tekhnē) (the art) of meter feminine of metrikos relating to measurement ; see metrical .

-metric

suffix

Of or relating to measurement: volumetric.

Origin of -metric

Latin metricus ; see metrical .

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Relating to the meter or the metric system.

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Adjective

(not comparable)

of or relating to the metric system of measurement
(music) of or relating to the meter of a piece of music.
(mathematics, physics) Of or relating to distance

Noun

(plural metrics)

A measure for something; a means of deriving a quantitative measurement or approximation for otherwise qualitative phenomena (especially used in Software Engineering)
(mathematics) 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": .
Abbreviation of metric system.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present not used, present participle metricking, simple past and past participle metricked)

(aerospace, systems engineering) To measure or analyse statistical data concerning the quality or effectiveness of a process.
we need to metric the status of software documentation
we need to metric the verification of requirements
we need to metric the system failures
the project manager is metricking the closure of the action items
customer satisfaction was metricked by the marketing department

Origin

From French mÃ©trique (1864), from New Latin metricus (“pertaining to the system based on the meter"), from metrum (“a meter"); see meter.

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metric - Computer Definition

Measurement. Although metric generally refers to a system of weights and measures, software engineers often use the term as simply "measurement." For example, "is there a metric for this process?" See software metrics.

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