Metric or metrical may refer to:
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Metric system, an internationally adopted decimal system of measurement
* An adjective indicating relation to
measurement
Measurement is the quantification of attributes of an object or event, which can be used to compare with other objects or events.
In other words, measurement is a process of determining how large or small a physical quantity is as compared ...
in general, or a noun describing a specific type of measurement
Mathematics
In mathematics, metric may refer to one of two related, but distinct concepts:
* A function which measures distance between two points in a
metric space
* A
metric tensor
In the mathematical field of differential geometry, a metric tensor (or simply metric) is an additional structure on a manifold (such as a surface) that allows defining distances and angles, just as the inner product on a Euclidean space allows ...
, in differential geometry, which allows defining lengths of curves, angles, and distances in a manifold
Natural sciences
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Metric tensor (general relativity), the fundamental object of study in general relativity, similar to the gravitational field in Newtonian physics
* Senses related to measurement:
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Metric system, an internationally adopted decimal system of measurement
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Metric units, units related to a metric system
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International System of Units
The International System of Units, known by the international abbreviation SI in all languages and sometimes pleonastically as the SI system, is the modern form of the metric system and the world's most widely used system of measurement. E ...
, or ''Système International'' (SI), the most widely used metric system
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METRIC, a model that uses Landsat satellite data to compute and map evapotranspiration (ET) in climatology/meteorology
Engineering and business
The word metric is often used to mean a
descriptive statistic,
indicator, or
figure of merit used to describe or measure something quantitatively, including:
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Performance indicator, a measure of an organization's activities and performance
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Metrics (networking), the properties of a communication path used by a router to make routing decisions
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Software metric
In software engineering and development, a software metric is a standard of measure of a degree to which a software system or process possesses some property. Even if a metric is not a measurement (metrics are functions, while measurements are t ...
, a measure of some property of a piece of software or its specifications
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Reuse metrics, a quantitative indicator of an attribute for software reuse and reusability
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Search engine optimization metrics, indicators of a website's organic search potential
Music
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Alex Metric (born 1984), British musician, DJ and producer
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Metric (band)
Metric is a Canadian rock band founded in 1998 in Toronto, Ontario. The band consists of Emily Haines (lead vocals, synthesizers, guitar, tambourine, harmonica, piano), James Shaw (guitar, synthesizers, theremin, backing vocals), Joshua Winstea ...
, a Canadian rock band founded in Toronto, Ontario
Other uses
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Metre (poetry), the rhythmic structure of poetry
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Font metrics
In metal typesetting, a font is a particular size, weight and style of a typeface. Each font is a matched set of type, with a piece (a "sort") for each glyph. A typeface consists of a range of such fonts that shared an overall design.
In mode ...
, properties describing the overall shape of a font
See also
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Meter (disambiguation)
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Metrecal, a diet drink introduced in the 1960s
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Metric conversion (disambiguation)
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Metric dimension (disambiguation)
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Metric gauge (disambiguation)
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