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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
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Example Sentences

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But we were surprised that those three metrics combined to explain nearly half of that variation.

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Based on research by the California Policy Lab at UCLA, it created several metrics for each goal and a specific target for each metric to be achieved by 2030.

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Particle pollution metrics told a similar story, where Los Angeles saw improvement but still had the dubious honor of being the nation’s seventh-most polluted city by that measure.

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The chart below shows each goal and the metrics associated with it.

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Whether cannabis use is influencing these outcomes or people with these health metrics tend to use cannabis more for one reason or the other is unclear.

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