Look up: metric

1. Metric
   [vector bundle] In differential geometry, the notion of a metric tensor can be extended to an arbitrary vector bundle. Specifically, if M is a topological manifold and E → M a vector bundle on M, then a metric (sometimes called a bundle metric, or fibre metric) on E is a bundle map g : E Ã...
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2. Metric
   [mathematics] In mathematics, a metric or distance function is a function which defines a distance between elements of a set. A set with a metric is called a metric space. A metric induces a topology on a set but not all topologies can be generated by a metric. A topological space whose topo...
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3. Metric
   [band] Arts & Crafts (México Only) | website = {URL|ilovemetric.com} | current_members = Emily Haines Metric is a Canadian indie rock and New Wave band founded in 1998 in Toronto. The band has also at various times been based in Montreal, London, New York City and Los Angeles. Metric consis...
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4. Metric
   [unit] A metric is a measure for quantitatively assessing, controlling or selecting a person, process, event, or institution, along with the procedures to carry out measurements and the procedures for the interpretation of the assessment in the light of previous or comparable assessments. Me...
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5. metric
   [adj] - based on the meter as a standard of measurement
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6. Metric
   Of or pertaining to the metre as a standard of measurement; of or pertaining to the decimal system of measurement of which a metre is the unit; as, the metric system; a metric measurement.
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7. METRIC
   Measurement Excellence and Training Resource Information Center
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8. metric
   unit of mass of merchandise equal to 1.000 kg Category: Management in the public and private sector • a machine taper whose taper ratio is exactly 1:20 Category: Mechanical engineering • any S.I.thread belonging to the coarse thread series of that type Category: Mechanical...
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9. Metric
   Met'ric (mĕt'rĭk) adjective [ Latin metricus , Greek ...: confer French métrique . See Meter rhythm.] 1. Relating to measurement; involving, or proceeding by, measurement. 2. Of or pertaining to the m...
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10. metric
    1. Relating to measurement; involving, or proceeding by, measurement. ... 2. Of or pertaining to the meter as a standard of measurement; of or pertaining to the decimal system of measurement of which a meter is the unit; as, the metric system; a metric measurement. ... <chemistry> Metric analy...
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11. metric
    metrical adjective based on the meter as a standard of measurement; `the metric system`; `metrical equivalents`
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12. metric
    (met´rik) pertaining to measures or measurement. having the meter as a basis.
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13. Metric
    • (a.) Relating to measurement; involving, or proceeding by, measurement. • (a.) Of or pertaining to the meter as a standard of measurement; of or pertaining to the decimal system of measurement of which a meter is the unit; as, the metric system; a metric measurement.
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14. Metric
    A function, d, on pairs from a set S such that for each x, y, z in S: d(x, y) >= 0; d(x, y) = 0 <==> x=y; d(x, y) + d(y, z) >= d(x, z). The function is also called a distance; the pair (S, d) is a metric space. Condition (3) is called the Triangle inequality. A space is metrizable if a metric can be defined. A metric is induced by a n...
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15. metric
    A measurement scale and the method used for measurement. [ISO 14598]...
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16. metric
    Any function d(x, y) that describes the distance between two points. Distance is formally defined as a single number with the following properties: (1) d(x, y) = 0 if and only if x = y; (2) d(x, y) = d(y, x); (3) d(x, y) + d(y, z) > or = d(x, z) (the triangle inequality). The concept of a metric is ...
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17. metric
    Type: Term Pronunciation: met′rik Definitions: 1. Quantitative; relating to measurement. See: metric system
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18. Metric
    Most analytics programs use this as their standard measurement.
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19. metric
    software metric
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20. METRIC
    METRIC is a computer model (Mapping EvapoTranspiration at high Resolution with Internalized Calibration) that uses Landsat satellite data to compute and map evapotranspiration (ET) developed by Richard Allen et.al. at the University of Idaho. [ref]Idaho Department of Water Resources - Mapping Evapo...
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