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unit of measurement vs metric

metric vs unit of measurement

unit of measurement and metric both are nouns.

unit of measurement is not an adjective while metric is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
unit of measurement Yes No No No
metric Yes Yes No No
As nouns, metric is a hyponym of unit of measurement; that is, metric is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than unit of measurement:
  • unit of measurement: any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
  • metric: a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
unit of measurement (noun) metric (noun)
any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
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
unit of measurement (adjective) metric (adjective)
based on the meter as a standard of measurement
the rhythmic arrangement of syllables
Difference between unit of measurement and metric

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