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

By many gender equality metrics, South Korea lags behind much of the industrialized world.

From Los Angeles Times

By conventional metrics, it has not come close.

From Slate

To be sure, both Air India and Vistara’s annual losses have reduced by more than half over the past year, and other operating metrics have improved too.

From BBC

The Pentagon should explore a new system with fewer types of discharge and objective metrics.

From Los Angeles Times

Her message was seen more than one million times on X, according to the site’s metrics.

From BBC