metrics

[ me-triks ]

/ ˈmɛ trɪks /

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noun (used with a singular verb)

the science of meter.

the art of metrical composition.

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Origin of metrics

First recorded in 1895–1900; see origin at metric², -ics

Words nearby metrics

metric hundredweight, metrician, metricize, metric madness, metric martyr, metrics, metric space, metric system, metric ton, metric topology, metridium

Other definitions for metrics (2 of 2)

-metrics

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

Origin of -metrics

see origin at -metric, -ics

How to use metrics in a sentence

The integration allows business owners and advertisers to upload products to Google, create free listings and ad campaigns and understand their performance metrics post-sale.
New GoDaddy integration lets merchants easily show inventory across Google|Carolyn Lyden|July 13, 2021|Search Engine Land
A study from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business shows that getting a higher score on ESG issues is based on the number of metrics companies disclose, not even their quality.
More disclosure is not the answer to corporate diversity shortfalls|Alison Taylor|June 30, 2021|Quartz
Along with the new workflow, the company is also launching a simplified campaign metrics dashboard.
Google is pushing hard to make it easier to create ads; Tuesday’s daily brief|George Nguyen|June 22, 2021|Search Engine Land
Faster is better, which typically means lower metrics evaluations are better.
Google changes Core Web Vitals metrics; How to use lab and field data for optimization|Detlef Johnson|June 8, 2021|Search Engine Land

Over the years, Insider’s measurement system has been modified and gone through iterations, according to Carlson, including moving away from being solely focused on page views to incorporating a subscription metrics model.
‘Best, imperfect solution’: Insider’s metrics for measuring success are good for business, but leave reporters feeling frustrated and unionized|Kayleigh Barber|April 26, 2021|Digiday
“You are applying Western metrics to someone who is not using that metric against you,” referring to ISIS, Bolger said.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This midterm election has been pretty terrible measured by the metrics that independent/swing voters care about.
Yes, Independent Swing Voters Are Real. And May Decide Who Wins Elections|Linda Killian|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They believe in traditional metrics of talent, and are willing to pay for those who measure up.
Five Lessons the Faltering Music Industry Could Learn From TV|Ted Gioia|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To put it mildly, Obama has come up short on each of these metrics.
‘Downton Abbey’ Democrats May Cost their Party the Senate|Lloyd Green|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When they were invented, we had no economic metrics, and no reliable way to gauge what was going on.
Don’t Trust the Economic Numbers That Govern Our World|Zachary Karabell|February 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of the novelties included in our experiments was the teaching of metrics, hitherto reserved for high schools.
Montessori Elementary Materials|Maria Montessori
By far the greater part of Gascoigne's treatise is devoted to metrics and to style.
Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance|Donald Lemen Clark
Several terms used in this book have also been taken from German metrics.
A History of English Versification|Jakob Schipper
He had to go to the Chansons des rues et des bois to enjoy the perfect acrobatics of his metrics.
Against The Grain|Joris-Karl Huysmans
The second book, Of Proportion, 70 pages, is a treatise on metrics.
Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance|Donald Lemen Clark

British Dictionary definitions for metrics

metrics

/ (ˈmɛtrɪks) /

noun

(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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Origin of metrics

Words nearby metrics

Other definitions for metrics (2 of 2)

Origin of -metrics

Words related to metrics

How to use metrics in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for metrics