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metrics

1 American  
[me-triks] / ˈmɛ trɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

  1. the science of meter.

  2. the art of metrical composition.

-metrics 2 American  

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

    biometrics; econometrics.
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

Vocabulary lists containing metrics

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Example Sentences

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City Controller Kenneth Mejia in 2023 called for a reboot of that earlier plan, saying it lacked clear metrics for tracking progress toward goals.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Dave Sekera, chief U.S. market strategist at Morningstar, said that, according to Morningstar’s metrics, the U.S. equity market is about 10% undervalued.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Telecasts became crowded with inscrutable advanced metrics and probabilities.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Last year, he co-founded Offline, a company that matches marketers with offline groups and helps them assess returns though metrics such as check-ins and attendees’ total social reach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

He has done this right through the age of No Child Left Behind and of unyielding educational metrics, which seems to me an act of utter subversion and unwavering conviction of purpose.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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