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Metric

noun

A function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them. Synonym: metric function.

A decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds). Synonym: metric unit. "It is easier to work in metric"

A system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic. Synonym: system of measurement.

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... The metric symbols are treated as abbreviations but the chemical symbols are not. M. (metre) and mg. (milligram) but ...

— Punctuation - A Primer of Information about the Marks of Punctuation and - their Use Both Grammatically and Typographically • Frederick W. Hamilton

... October term of his second year that more explicit notice of this friend occurs, when Dilke is giving an account of his first speech as Vice-President of the Union. He opened a debate on the metric system, concerning which he had solid and ...

— The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke V1 • Stephen Gwynn

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