(mathematics, physics) Of or relating to distance.
(music) Of or relating to the meter of a piece of music.
Of or relating to the metric system of measurement.
noun
(mathematics) A function for the measurement of the "distance" between two points in some metric space: it is a real-valued function d(x,y) between points x and y satisfying the following properties: (1) "non-negativity": d(x,y)>0, (2) "identity of indiscernibles": d(x,y)=0 mbox iffx=y, (3) "symmetry": d(x,y)=d(y,x), and (4) "triangle inequality": d(x,y)
(mathematics) A metric tensor.
A measure for something; a means of deriving a quantitative measurement or approximation for otherwise qualitative phenomena (especially used in engineering).
Abbreviation of metric system.
verb
(transitive, aerospace, systems engineering) To measure or analyse statistical data concerning the quality or effectiveness of a process.
