metric
UK: ˈmɛtrɪk | US: ˈmɛtrɪk
adj. relating to the meter as a unit of measurement
adj. based on or using a system of measurement, especially the metric system
n. (Mathematics) a function that defines distance between elements in a space
The word "metric" derives from the Greek "metron" (measure), combined with the adjectival suffix "-ic" (of or pertaining to). It entered English via French "métrique" in the 18th century, initially referring to poetic meter before expanding to mathematical and scientific measurement systems. The modern sense of "metric system" (decimal-based measurement) emerged in the 19th century.
Most countries use the metric system for scientific measurements.
The software analyzes performance using various metric benchmarks.
In poetry, iambic pentameter is a classic metric pattern.
The study compared imperial and metric units of weight.
Data scientists normalized the metric to improve algorithm accuracy.