métrica — meaning in English

English meaning

• meter noun A device that measures the amount of something, such as electricity, gas, or water used.
• metric adjective Relating to the metric system of measurement, based on units like metres, litres, and grams.
• metrics noun The study of metrical verse.

Senses

métrica is used for these senses in English:

• meter US standard spelling of metre (“the rhythm or measure in language”).
• metric (analysis) A function which satisfies a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize the notion of the distance between two points. Formally, a real-valued function d on M \times M, where M is a set, is called a metric if (1) d(x,y) = 0 if and only if x=y, (2) d(x,y) = d(y,x) for all pairs (x,y), and (3) d obeys the triangle inequality.
• metrics study of metrical verse

meter — full definition

1. noun A device that measures the amount of something, such as electricity, gas, or water used.
2. verb To measure or control the amount of something using such a device.

metric — full definition

1. adjective Relating to the metric system of measurement, based on units like metres, litres, and grams.
2. noun A standard of measurement used to evaluate performance or quality.

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