Metric - Science

Science

  • the metric system of measurement
    • International System of Units, or Système International (SI), the modern form of the metric system
    • Metric ton, a measurement of mass equal to 1,000 kg
  • an analytical measurement intended to quantify the state of a system.
    • Metrics (networking), set of properties of a communication path
    • Font metrics, a group of properties describing a font
    • Router metrics, used by a router to make routing decisions
    • Software metrics, a measure of some property of a piece of software or its specifications
      • Reuse metrics, a quantitative indicator of an attribute for software reuse and reusability
    • Performance metrics, a measure of an organization's activities and performance.
      • Operational metrics are used in manufacturing and distribution to measure efficiency and effectiveness.
  • METRIC a computer model (Mapping EvapoTranspiration at high Resolution with Internalized Calibration) that uses Landsat satellite data to compute and map evapotranspiration (ET).

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