Loading page
say it: MEH-trik
metric is a noun and adjective meaning "a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them". It is pronounced /ˈmɛtɹɪk/ — MEH-trik. It carries 5 recorded senses.
a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them
mathematics · physics
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”
a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
based on the meter as a standard of measurement
“the metric system”
“metrical equivalents”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for metric come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.