Metric or metrical may refer to:
Measuring
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Metric system, an internationally adopted decimal system of measurement
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An adjective indicating relation to measurement 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:
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A function which measures distance between two points in a metric space
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A metric tensor, 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
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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, 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, 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), 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, 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)
