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Definition of "metrics" []

  • The use or study of metrical structures in verse; prosody. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "metrics" in a sentence
  • "Quite obvious that the wrong kind of metrics is used."
  • ""The [Microsoft] board should have set a timer on Ballmer's tenure and said 'if we don't start seeing certain metrics then we're going to find a replacement for you,'" Kay says."
  • "Senior officials said the "meat" of the work on the metrics is complete and that a draft has been sent to key members of Congress for their input."