1. Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
   "the metric system"
   - metrical 
2. The rhythmic arrangement of syllables
   - measured, metrical

1. A function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them
   - metric function 
2. 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"
   - metric unit 
3. A system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
   - system of measurement

Derived forms: metrics

See also: meter [US], rhythmic, rhythmical

Type of: amount, function, map, mapping, mathematical function, measure, quantity, single-valued function, unit, unit of measurement

Encyclopedia: Metric

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