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    Metric

    /ˈmɛtrɪk/

    Meaning & Definition

    noun
    A standard of measurement.
    The company uses a variety of metrics to evaluate employee performance.
    A system or standard of measuring, especially in finance or projects.
    In project management, time and budget are key metrics to assess success.
    adjective
    Relating to or denoting the metric system.
    The recipe requires metric measurements for accuracy.
    Relating to or based on measurement.
    The metric analysis provided insights into customer behavior.

    Etymology

    From French 'métrique' from Latin 'metricus' from Greek 'metrikos', meaning 'measuring'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    metric system
    A decimal-based system of measurement.
    key performance metrics
    Specific measurements used to gauge the efficiency of an organization.
    metric ton
    A unit of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms.

    Related Words

    meter
    The fundamental unit of length in the metric system.
    kilogram
    The base unit of mass in the metric system.

    Slang Meanings

    To quantify or assess something.
    They need to metric their performance to improve.
    Using metrics in an informal context.
    Let's just metric this out and see what we find.