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