metric vs circular measure

circular measure vs metric

metric and circular measure both are nouns.

metric is an adjective but circular measure is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
metric	Yes	Yes	No	No
circular measure	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, circular measure is a hyponym of metric; that is, circular measure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than metric:

metric: a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
circular measure: measurement of angles in radians

Other hyponyms of metric include criterion, measure, standard, touchstone, system of weights and measures, point system, information measure, utility, Brix scale, board measure, Beaufort scale, system of weights, weight, temperature scale, monetary aggregate.

metric (noun)	circular measure (noun)
a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic	measurement of angles in radians
a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them

metric (adjective)	circular measure (adjective)
based on the meter as a standard of measurement
the rhythmic arrangement of syllables

Difference between metric and circular measure

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