Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word METRIC

METRIC

Definitions of METRIC

Of or relating to the metric system of measurement.
A measure for something; a means of deriving a quantitative measurement or approximation for otherwise qualitative phenomena (especially used in engineering).
Abbreviation of metric system.
(music) Of or relating to the meter of a piece of music.
(mathematics, physics) Of or relating to distance.
(mathematics) A function for the measurement of the "distance" between two points in some metric space: it is a real-valued function d(x,y) between points x and y satisfying the following properties: (1) "non-negativity": <math> d(x,y) \ge 0 </math>, (2) "identity of indiscernibles": <math> d(x,y) = 0 \mbox{ iff } x=y </math>, (3) "symmetry": <math> d(x,y) = d(y,x) </math>, and (4) "triangle inequality": <math> d(x,y) \le d(x,z) + d(z,y) </math>.
(mathematics) A metric tensor.
(transitive, aerospace, systems engineering) To measure or analyse statistical data concerning the quality or effectiveness of a process.