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

“You are applying Western metrics to someone who is not using that metric against you,” referring to ISIS, Bolger said.

From The Daily Beast

This midterm election has been pretty terrible measured by the metrics that independent/swing voters care about.

From The Daily Beast

They believe in traditional metrics of talent, and are willing to pay for those who measure up.

From The Daily Beast

To put it mildly, Obama has come up short on each of these metrics.

From The Daily Beast

When they were invented, we had no economic metrics, and no reliable way to gauge what was going on.

From The Daily Beast

One of the novelties included in our experiments was the teaching of metrics, hitherto reserved for high schools.

From Project Gutenberg

By far the greater part of Gascoigne's treatise is devoted to metrics and to style.

From Project Gutenberg

Several terms used in this book have also been taken from German metrics.

From Project Gutenberg

He had to go to the Chansons des rues et des bois to enjoy the perfect acrobatics of his metrics.

From Project Gutenberg

The second book, Of Proportion, 70 pages, is a treatise on metrics.

From Project Gutenberg