English

Adjective

metric

1. of or relating to the metric system (non-imperial) system of measurement
2. of or relating to a even-note pattern or rhythmic unit which coincides with the pulses on a metric level. (DeLone et. al. (Eds.), 1975, chap. 3)

Related terms

• contrametric
• extrametric
• intrametric

Source

• DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0130493465. Ch. 3.

Translations

• Finnish: metrinen
• Latin: metricus
• Persian: متریك (Metrik)
• Spanish: metrico
• Swedish: metrisk

Noun

metric (plural: metrics )

1. a measure for something; a means of deriving a quantitative measurement or approximation for otherwise qualitative phenomena (esp. used in Software Engineering)
2.  : A measurement of the distance between two points in some metric space; e.g. the Euclidean metric (sqrt(x² + y² + z²) in 3 dimensions).

Translations

• Finnish: metriikka (2)
• Swedish: metrik