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metrics

metrics

53 3.5
Numbers used to measure performance or quality
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛtrɪks/
  • Specialized
: indicadores
  • The project's success was measured against various metrics, including customer satisfaction and revenue growth.
  • PE Metrics
  • Google Scholar Metrics
  • Health Metrics

Are there certain metrics that excite you more than others?

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Examples

  • And so far all the metrics have been positive.

  • The CDC could say, OK, what are the metrics we are interested in?

  • And it was by most metrics a huge success.

  • My hope is that we develop new metrics to live alongside.

  • Scott, this was, by almost every metric, a pretty awful quarter.

  • This can be a good real time metric of risk in the bond markets.

  • Are there certain metrics that excite you more than others?

  • They're trying to hit metrics to get to the next round of funding.

  • Strengths and weaknesses of the PE Metrics system were discussed.

    Academic text (2015)
  • PE Metrics has proven to be a reliable system to measure student achievement in PE settings.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

measure
vsmetrics
288 2.5

A standard used to compare people or things

is specifically numeric indicators used to assess performance or progress
measurement
vsmetrics
187 1.9

Finding how big, how much, or how strong something is by using numbers

is the resulting numerical indicators rather than the activity that produces them
yardstick
vsmetrics
12 3.9

A way to judge how good or successful something is

is focused on numeric indicators for assessing performance rather than a general rule

How Quantitative

metrics
  • Specialized
53 3.5
measure
89 1.3
benchmark
62 4.2
indicator
  • Specialized
18 3.7
observation
201 2.8

Surface Forms

metrics singular
metrics plural
metric singular

Morphology

metrics = metric (transparent) = metric + s

The meaning is directly derived from 'metric' to 'metrics', indicating multiple measures.

Etymology

Metrics as used in business also comes from the Greek root metron 'measure', the same idea behind meter, a tool or unit for measuring. That's why business metrics are the numbers we use to 'measure' performance and progress.