metric
A way to measure somethingA way to measure something; a means of deriving a quantitative measurement or approximation for otherwise qualitative phenomena (especially used in engineering).
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Meaning
3 sensesA way to measure something; a means of deriving a quantitative measurement or approximation for otherwise qualitative phenomena (especially used in engineering).
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Metrik, Messgröße, Maß
ме́трикаmétrika
A function which satisfies a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize the notion of the distance between two points. Formally, a real-valued function d on M×M, where M is a set, is called a metric if (1) d(x,y)=0 if and only if x=y, (2) d(x,y)=d(y,x) for all pairs (x,y), and (3) d obeys the triangle inequality.
a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them
A metric tensor.
Examples
23 sentencesWe use the metric system here.
Ми тут користуємося метричною системою. — deniko
ruУ нас тут метрическая система. — marafon
deWir benutzen hier das metrische System. — Roujin
Why doesn't the U.S. switch to the metric system?
To change the units from metric to imperial and vice versa, the 'menu' button must be clicked.
Щоб змінити одиниці виміру з метричних на британські або навпаки, необхідно натиснути на кнопку «меню». — deniko
ruЧтобы изменить единицы измерения с метрических на британские или наоборот, необходимо нажать на кнопку «меню». — Inego
deUm die Einheiten vom metrischen ins angloamerikanische Maßsystem und umgekehrt zu ändern, muss der ‚Menü‘-Button geklickt werden. — slomox
Do you know the metric system?
Most countries around the world use the metric system.
deIn den meisten Ländern der Welt wird das metrische System verwendet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From French métrique (1864), from New Latin metricus (“pertaining to the system based on tFrom French métrique (1864), from New Latin metricus (“pertaining to the system based on the meter”), from metrum (“a meter”); see meter. By surface analysis, metre + -ic.
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Forms
plural: metricsSynonyms
5 synonyms- a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic:system of measurement
- a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds):metric unit
- a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them:metric function
Word family
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