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metrics

1

[ me-triks ]

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. the science of meter.
  2. the art of metrical composition.

-metrics

2
  1. a combining form with the meaning “the science of measuring” that specified by the initial element:

    biometrics; econometrics.

metrics

/ ˈɛٰɪ /

noun

  1. functioning as singular prosody the art of using poetic metre
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of metrics1

First recorded in 1895–1900; metric 2, -ics

Origin of metrics2

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