Synonyms: system of measurement, metric
Definition: a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
Similar words: quantity, measure, amount
Definition: how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
Synonyms: metric, metric unit
Definition: a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
Usage: convert all the measurements to metric units; it is easier to work in metric
Similar words: unit, unit of measurement
Definition: any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
Usage: the dollar is the United States unit of currency; a unit of wheat is a bushel; change per unit volume
Synonyms: metric, metric function
Definition: a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them
Similar words: map, mapping, mathematical function, function, single-valued function
Definition: (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
Synonyms: measured, metric, metrical
Definition: the rhythmic arrangement of syllables
Similar words: rhythmic, rhythmical
Definition: recurring with measured regularity
Usage: the rhythmic chiming of church bells- John Galsworthy; rhythmical prose