METRIC in a Sentence

Learn METRIC from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

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1. The gram is a metric unit.
2. Litre is a unit of capacity in the metric system.
3. We are gradually changing over to a completely metric system.
4. The metric is percent of total unemployed that are unemployed for longer than 1 year.

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 Meanings and Examples of METRIC
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metric
 n.  a system or standard of measurement
 a.  of or based on the meter as a unit of length
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Example Sentence:
1  The gram is a metric unit.
2  Litre is a unit of capacity in the metric system.
3  We are gradually changing over to a completely metric system.
4  The metric is percent of total unemployed that are unemployed for longer than 1 year.
5  Although there are significant cushions that underpin Russia's credit metrics, recent events have increased the risks of their accelerated erosion