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  metrics

  noun

  the science of meter.
• -metrics
  -metrics

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

metrics

¹ American  

[me-triks] / ˈmɛ trɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the science of meter.

2. the art of metrical composition.

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-metrics ² American  

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

   biometrics; econometrics.

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metrics British  

/ ˈmɛtrɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) prosody the art of using poetic metre

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Etymology

Origin of metrics¹

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

Origin of -metrics²

see origin at -metric, -ics

Example Sentences

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metrics

And a coming Apple Watch Series 12 feature called Readiness can tell you to “Pace yourself” or “Go for it” depending on your training history and recovery metrics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

The tech roll-up relies on aggressive price hikes and bespoke metrics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Trackside general manager and chief engineer Shintaro Orihara says Honda "observed a step forward in terms of performance from our metrics".

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Yet the company excluded the majority of those harms from its public reports, designing its metrics so that many of the worst encounters were never captured.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

They taught metrics and agriculture: how to count potatoes, how to pave roads, chop wood, till the soil.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah