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metrics

1

[ me-triks ]

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. the science of meter.
  2. the art of metrical composition.


-metrics

2
  1. a combining form with the meaning “the science of measuring†that specified by the initial element:

    biometrics; econometrics.

metrics

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noun

  1. functioning as singular prosody the art of using poetic metre
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of metrics1

First recorded in 1895–1900; metric 2, -ics
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Example Sentences

It was so that the company could complete for contracts for which diversity was one of the metrics.

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A “body composition analyzer†breaks down fat and lean muscle mass limb by limb and gives stats about foundational muscle strength, base metabolic rate and hydration levels, among other metrics.

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The current snowpack levels represent one of several metrics for gauging California’s water outlook.

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But now, Hawken is forgoing straightforward metrics to focus on what he sees as a deeper cultural problem.

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It’s not impossible that Max metrics indicate that kids these days don’t watch the older hand-drawn cartoons, just as they’re resistant to movies in black-and-white, or anything that smacks of age.

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