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Meaning of metric

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  metric
      adj 1: based on the meter as a standard of measurement; "the
             metric system"; "metrical equivalents" [syn: {metric},
             {metrical}]
      2: the rhythmic arrangement of syllables [syn: {measured},
         {metrical}, {metric}]
      n 1: a function of a topological space that gives, for any two
           points in the space, a value equal to the distance between
           them [syn: {metric function}, {metric}]
      2: a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on
         meters and kilograms and seconds); "convert all the
         measurements to metric units"; "it is easier to work in
         metric" [syn: {metric unit}, {metric}]
      3: a system of related measures that facilitates the
         quantification of some particular characteristic [syn:
         {system of measurement}, {metric}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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