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

/ ˈmɛtrɪks /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of metrics¹

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

Origin of metrics²

-metric, -ics

Example Sentences

Aside from the technical difficulty, the shutdown has real economic impacts: More than 900,000 federal workers are said to be furloughed or working without pay, disrupting consumption, contracting demand and obscuring the baseline off which labor metrics are gauged.

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The transaction is also unlikely to materially affect HSBC’s other key financial metrics, such as impaired loan ratio or provision coverage, they add.

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And their performance metrics—like sales per capita—were 16% higher than other workers’ numbers.

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Comerica recently received pressure from an activist investor because its growth metrics lagged peers.

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The tool ranks companies based on capital raised, cap-table investors and other metrics.

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