Metric
noun
A standard of measurement.
The company uses various metrics to evaluate their performance.
Often appears as...
- performance metric
- business metric
adjective
Related to the metric system which uses meters, kilograms, etc.
He measured the room in metric units.
Often appears as...
- metric unit
- metric measurement
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Technical
noun
A method of measuring something, or the results obtained from this.
Revenue is just one metric for success.
Often appears as...
- key performance metric
- success metric
noun
A system or standard of measurement.
In geometry, the metric of a manifold describes the way distances are measured.
Often appears as...
- metric space
- metric tensor
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Formal
Academic
noun
A measurement in poetry.
The poem was composed in iambic metric.
Often appears as...
- iambic metric
- metric foot
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Literary
noun
A standard of measurement.
The company uses various metrics to evaluate their performance.
Often appears as...
- performance metric
- business metric
adjective
Related to the metric system which uses meters, kilograms, etc.
He measured the room in metric units.
Often appears as...
- metric unit
- metric measurement
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A method of measuring something, or the results obtained from this.
Revenue is just one metric for success.
Often appears as...
- key performance metric
- success metric
noun
A system or standard of measurement.
In geometry, the metric of a manifold describes the way distances are measured.
Often appears as...
- metric space
- metric tensor
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
A measurement in poetry.
The poem was composed in iambic metric.
Often appears as...
- iambic metric
- metric foot
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Quantitative Evaluation
Used when quantifying achievements or results in measurable terms.
Their main metric for success was customer satisfaction score.
Pro Tip 2/2Business Analysis
'Metric' often implies detailed analysis and tracking over time.
The monthly sales metrics showed a steady increase.
Pro Tip 1/2Quantitative Evaluation
Used when quantifying achievements or results in measurable terms.
Their main metric for success was customer satisfaction score.
Pro Tip 2/2Business Analysis
'Metric' often implies detailed analysis and tracking over time.
The monthly sales metrics showed a steady increase.
Pro Tip 1/2Quantitative Evaluation
Used when quantifying achievements or results in measurable terms.
Their main metric for success was customer satisfaction score.
Pro Tip 2/2Business Analysis
'Metric' often implies detailed analysis and tracking over time.
The monthly sales metrics showed a steady increase.
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Are you a giver or a...
many, many studies looking at the frequency of giving behavior that exists in a team or an organization -- and the more often people are helping and sharing their knowledge and providing mentoring, the better organizations do on every metric we can higher profits, customer satisfaction, employee retention --
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Paul Tudor Jones II: Why...
On the horizontal axis is income inequality. The further to the right you go, the greater the income inequality. On the vertical axis are nine social and health metrics. The more you go up that, the worse the problems are, and those metrics include life expectancy, teenage pregnancy, literacy,
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Time Debt PIPE Linda...
track your time boy tracked my money I had my bills on a huge color-coded wall chart but when it came to time specifically I wasn't tracking the right metrics imagine that X is your number of hours and Y is your number of years over the course of a lifetime we think our x and y are
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Do personality tests...
and the Enneagram, actually reveal truths about personality. In fact, it’s up for debate whether personality is a stable, measurable feature of an individual at all. Part of the problem is the way the tests are constructed. Each is based on a different set of metrics to define
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Why the metric system...
Consistent measurements are such an integral part of our daily lives that it's hard to appreciate what a major accomplishment for humanity they've been. And just as it arose from a political revolution, the metric system remains crucial for the scientific revolutions to come.
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Seven Superpowered...
the horn truck may be on the smaller end of the sharky side spectrum but we're about to jump straight to the largest the whale shark is not only the largest shark but the largest fish on the entire planet they can grow to be 12 meters long and weigh up to 20 metric tons
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How much will you change...
They asked half of these participants to report their current personality traits, values, and preferences, along with what each of those metrics had been ten years before. The other half described those features in their present selves,
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Bilal Bomani: Plant...
that's why you see the plus there. I was told to say that. So it has to be the big three at GRC. That's another metric. Ninety-seven percent of the world's water is saltwater. How about we use that? Combine that with number three.
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Why the secret to...
but when those fundamentals are in place, they can take you to the mountaintop. I want you to think about your life for a moment. Do you have the right metrics? Take time to write down your values,
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How We Can Keep Plastics...
8 million metric tons of plastic trash enters the sea from land every year the equivalent of five plastic bags filled with trash for every foot of coastline in the world across our ocean plastic
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Are you a giver or a...
many, many studies looking at the frequency of giving behavior that exists in a team or an organization -- and the more often people are helping and sharing their knowledge and providing mentoring, the better organizations do on every metric we can higher profits, customer satisfaction, employee retention --
Video examples
Paul Tudor Jones II: Why...
On the horizontal axis is income inequality. The further to the right you go, the greater the income inequality. On the vertical axis are nine social and health metrics. The more you go up that, the worse the problems are, and those metrics include life expectancy, teenage pregnancy, literacy,
Video examples
Time Debt PIPE Linda...
track your time boy tracked my money I had my bills on a huge color-coded wall chart but when it came to time specifically I wasn't tracking the right metrics imagine that X is your number of hours and Y is your number of years over the course of a lifetime we think our x and y are
Video examples
Do personality tests...
and the Enneagram, actually reveal truths about personality. In fact, it’s up for debate whether personality is a stable, measurable feature of an individual at all. Part of the problem is the way the tests are constructed. Each is based on a different set of metrics to define
Video examples
Why the metric system...
Consistent measurements are such an integral part of our daily lives that it's hard to appreciate what a major accomplishment for humanity they've been. And just as it arose from a political revolution, the metric system remains crucial for the scientific revolutions to come.
Video examples
Seven Superpowered...
the horn truck may be on the smaller end of the sharky side spectrum but we're about to jump straight to the largest the whale shark is not only the largest shark but the largest fish on the entire planet they can grow to be 12 meters long and weigh up to 20 metric tons
Video examples
How much will you change...
They asked half of these participants to report their current personality traits, values, and preferences, along with what each of those metrics had been ten years before. The other half described those features in their present selves,
Video examples
Bilal Bomani: Plant...
that's why you see the plus there. I was told to say that. So it has to be the big three at GRC. That's another metric. Ninety-seven percent of the world's water is saltwater. How about we use that? Combine that with number three.
Video examples
Why the secret to...
but when those fundamentals are in place, they can take you to the mountaintop. I want you to think about your life for a moment. Do you have the right metrics? Take time to write down your values,
Video examples
How We Can Keep Plastics...
8 million metric tons of plastic trash enters the sea from land every year the equivalent of five plastic bags filled with trash for every foot of coastline in the world across our ocean plastic
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Marc Randolph
American Businessman
I just always believed we would succeed. Even when everyone else said my ideas were ridiculous. Even when we were almost out of money. Even when the metrics were all upside down. I always have confidence that I'll figure something out. I just have that confidence that things are going to work out fine.
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Tobias Lutke
Canadian Businessman
One of the most important tasks as a leader in a startup is to pick the right metric to track. This is often referred to as the 'compass metric' because it will be your compass for growth. It's important to note that 'compass metrics' will likely change over the lifetime of a business.
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Heidi Roizen
American Businessman
I know a few CEOs who delegate the understanding of their financials and their business metrics to the CFO, and then stop worrying about all that 'numbers stuff.' Don't do that. You have to know your numbers inside and out - they are your life blood.
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Spencer Paysinger
American Athlete
Professional or amateur, athletes want to see progress. We like to see numbers and metrics improve, and when you have deeper insight into what's going on inside your body, you're empowered to make changes to improve and become stronger.
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Steve Blank
American Businessman
Schools reward their students for a combination of intelligence, perseverance, and hard work - in the classroom and on the playing fields. But these metrics don't help kids understand that great grades are not a pass for a great life.
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Grover Norquist
American Politician
Spending is not caring. Spending is what politicians do instead of caring. Spending more does not guarantee success. Politicians like to measure spending because it is easier than measuring actual metrics of accomplishment.
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Paul Samuelson
American Economist
Actually, in my advanced, high-falutin' frontier economics, I often work with what I define as 'money metric utility,' and I ask people, 'Do you really want that? What are you willing to pay for that?
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Jamie S. Miller
American Businessman
The most important metrics are did we execute the way in which we said we would, and did we deliver the value to the business that we had promised?
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Lebanese Scientist
Success is about honour, feeling morally calibrated, absence of shame, not what some newspaper defines from an external metric.
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Chelsea Clinton
American Celebrity
I think we need to care about the metrics of success in life, and I'm a pretty competitive person.
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Marc Randolph
American Businessman
I just always believed we would succeed. Even when everyone else said my ideas were ridiculous. Even when we were almost out of money. Even when the metrics were all upside down. I always have confidence that I'll figure something out. I just have that confidence that things are going to work out fine.
Quote examples
Tobias Lutke
Canadian Businessman
One of the most important tasks as a leader in a startup is to pick the right metric to track. This is often referred to as the 'compass metric' because it will be your compass for growth. It's important to note that 'compass metrics' will likely change over the lifetime of a business.
Quote examples
Heidi Roizen
American Businessman
I know a few CEOs who delegate the understanding of their financials and their business metrics to the CFO, and then stop worrying about all that 'numbers stuff.' Don't do that. You have to know your numbers inside and out - they are your life blood.
Quote examples
Spencer Paysinger
American Athlete
Professional or amateur, athletes want to see progress. We like to see numbers and metrics improve, and when you have deeper insight into what's going on inside your body, you're empowered to make changes to improve and become stronger.
Quote examples
Steve Blank
American Businessman
Schools reward their students for a combination of intelligence, perseverance, and hard work - in the classroom and on the playing fields. But these metrics don't help kids understand that great grades are not a pass for a great life.
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Grover Norquist
American Politician
Spending is not caring. Spending is what politicians do instead of caring. Spending more does not guarantee success. Politicians like to measure spending because it is easier than measuring actual metrics of accomplishment.
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Paul Samuelson
American Economist
Actually, in my advanced, high-falutin' frontier economics, I often work with what I define as 'money metric utility,' and I ask people, 'Do you really want that? What are you willing to pay for that?
Quote examples
Jamie S. Miller
American Businessman
The most important metrics are did we execute the way in which we said we would, and did we deliver the value to the business that we had promised?
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Lebanese Scientist
Success is about honour, feeling morally calibrated, absence of shame, not what some newspaper defines from an external metric.
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Chelsea Clinton
American Celebrity
I think we need to care about the metrics of success in life, and I'm a pretty competitive person.
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