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Metric (Noun)

Meaning 1

A function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them.

Classification

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.

Examples

  • The Euclidean metric is a fundamental concept in geometry and is used to describe the distance between two points in a plane.
  • In a discrete metric space, the distance between two distinct points is always 1.
  • The taxicab metric is a non-Euclidean metric that is used to describe the distance between two points in a city block.
  • The Hausdorff metric is a way of measuring the distance between two subsets of a metric space.
  • The metric on a Riemannian manifold is a way of measuring the distance between two points on the manifold.

Synonyms

  • Metric Function

Hypernyms

  • Function
  • Map
  • Single-valued Function
  • Mapping

Meaning 2

A system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic.

Classification

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.

Synonyms

  • System Of Measurement

Hypernyms

  • Measure
  • Amount

Hyponyms

  • Utility
  • Circular Measure
  • Information Measure
  • Measure
  • System Of Weights And Measures
  • Standard
  • System Of Weights
  • Beaufort Scale
  • Brix Scale
  • Board Measure
  • Point System
  • Touchstone
  • Temperature Scale

Meaning 3

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.

Synonyms

  • Metric Unit

Hypernyms

  • Unit Of Measurement

Hyponyms

  • Metric Linear Unit
  • Metric Capacity Unit
  • Metric Weight Unit
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