common measure

American  

[kom-uhn mezh-er] / ˈkɒm ən ˈmɛʒ ər /

noun

1. common time.

2. Also called common meter;.  Also called hymnal stanza.  Prosody. a ballad stanza of four iambic lines and strict rhymes, often used in hymns, rhyming abcb or abab.

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common measure British  

noun

1. another term for common time

2. the usual stanza form of a ballad, consisting of four iambic lines rhyming a b c b or a b a b

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Etymology

Origin of common measure

First recorded in 1710–20

Example Sentences

Its beta—a common measure of volatility—is 1.99 across the last 90 days, meaning the shares have been about twice as volatile as the broader market.

From Barron's

Its beta—a common measure of volatility—is 1.99 across the last 90 days, meaning the shares have been about twice as volatile as the broader market.

From Barron's

The stock has a beta—a common measure of volatility—of 2.3 over the past year, meaning it is more than twice as volatile as the broader market.

From Barron's

London-based investment firm Ruffer sees more upside in listed Chinese tech giants because their price-to-earnings ratios—a common measure of how pricey a stock is—are lower than U.S. peers such as Google parent Alphabet.

From The Wall Street Journal

The stock has a beta, a common measure of volatility, of 1.91 over the last 90 days, meaning it has been almost twice as volatile as the broader market.

From Barron's