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Metric or metrical may refer to:
Measuring
Metric system , an internationally adopted decimal system of measurement
An adjective indicating relation to
measurement in general, or a noun describing a specific type of measurement
Mathematics
In mathematics, metric may refer to one of two related, but distinct concepts:
A function which measures distance between two points in a
metric space
A
metric tensor , in differential geometry, which allows defining lengths of curves, angles, and distances in a manifold
Natural sciences
Metric tensor (general relativity) , the fundamental object of study in general relativity, similar to the gravitational field in Newtonian physics
Senses related to measurement:
METRIC , a model that uses Landsat satellite data to compute and map evapotranspiration (ET) in climatology/meteorology
Engineering and business
The word metric is often used to mean a
descriptive statistic ,
indicator , or
figure of merit used to describe or measure something quantitatively, including:
Music
Alex Metric (born 1984), British musician, DJ and producer
Metric (band) , a Canadian rock band founded in Toronto, Ontario
Other uses
See also
Topics referred to by the same term