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adjective
noun
the rhythmic arrangement of syllables
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ˈmɛt.ɹɪk
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adjective
the rhythmic arrangement of syllables
adjective
based on the meter as a standard of measurement
“the metric system”
noun
a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
noun
a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
“convert all the measurements to metric units”
noun
a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them
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the metric system
metrical equivalents
convert all the measurements to metric units
it is easier to work in metric
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