as in criterion
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
according to the usual metrics by which we judge fiction, this novel is an utter failure
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Recent Examples of metric
The popular valuation metric, also known as P/E, currently shows that stocks are, indeed, pricey.
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Both metrics are important to generative AI workloads.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
The advanced metrics were not much better, if at all.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
In terms of execution time, arguably the most important metric in manufacturing, the AI came very close to what human engineers could do.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Both metrics are important to generative AI workloads.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
The advanced metrics were not much better, if at all.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
In terms of execution time, arguably the most important metric in manufacturing, the AI came very close to what human engineers could do.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metric
Noun
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The 12 Hair Types The 12 hair types are named based on the two main criteria, pattern and texture.—
Maggie Donahue,
Health,
27 Sep. 2025
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Otherwise, there’s no other criteria.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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However, investment brokers must follow a suitability standard, which means that recommendations may be appropriate but not necessarily the best option.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Europe requires a different standard for fast charging.—
Rebecca A. Fannin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The benchmark index has gained 13% since January 1 and has notched 28 record highs this year.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Arlington, Amherst, Cohasset, Wakefield and others met the benchmark in both subjects.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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The trash-bin selection is one of the key steps in the city’s fitful transition to paid trash service, nearly three years after city voters narrowly approved a ballot measure allowing the city to start charging for it after more than a century.—
Sam Schulz,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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In the Senate, Democrats are withholding support for a measure to keep the government funded at current levels unless Republicans extend subsidies that help some Americans pay for health care through the Affordable Care Act, which are set to expire at year's end, among other demands.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Metric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metric. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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