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• n  a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them
• n  a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
  convert all the measurements to metric units
  it is easier to work in metric
• n  a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
• a  based on the meter as a standard of measurement
  the metric system
  metrical equivalents
• s  the rhythmic arrangement of syllables

• Measure for Metric Measure .
• In the drive to adopt metric, Americans are dragging their feet In a spasm of reforming zeal, the Federal Highway Administration in 1976 announced that it was thinking of.
• He's aiming for at least 5,000 metric tons a year.

• metric function
• metric unit
• system of measurement
• metrical
• measured

News & Articles

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• 1 Obscure Factor That Dictates the Future Price of Oil
  Understanding this metric will help you better understand the oil markets.        
  June 16, 2013 - The Motley Fool
• Rock the Garden 2013, set by set
  REVIEW: Metric and Silversun Pickups loomed large, Bob Mould got a hero's welcome, Low perplexed, and Dan Deacon made it work.
  June 16, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
• Climate Change Getting Worse by the Minute
  What goes up and doesn't come down? Greenhouse gas emissions, apparently . The world set another record in 2012, spewing some 31.6 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide, methane , hydrofluorocarbons and other greenhouse gases into the air. [More]
  June 16, 2013 - Scientific American