Metric

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Metric(s) may refer to:

  • the metric system of measurement
  • METRIC a computer model (Mapping EvapoTranspiration at high Resolution with Internalized Calibration) that uses Landsat satellite data to compute and map evapotranspiration (ET).
  • Metric (band), a Canadian indie rock band
  • Metric (mathematics), an abstraction of the notion of distance in a metric space
    • Metric tensor, in mathematics, a symmetric tensor of rank equal to the number of dimensions, used to measure length and angle
  • Metric ton, a measurement of mass equal to 1,000 kg
  • Metrics (networking), set of properties of a communication path
  • Meter (music), of or relating to an even-note pattern or rhythmic unit which coincides with a measurement of beats in music
  • Meter (poetry), the linguistic sound patterns of a verse
  • Font metrics, a group of properties describing a font
  • Reuse metrics, a quantitative indicator of an attribute for software reuse and reusability
  • Router metrics, used by a router to make routing decisions
  • Software metrics, a measure of some property of a piece of software or its specifications

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