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metricMeasurement. Although metric generally refers to a system of weights and measures, software engineers often use the term as simply "measurement." For example, "is there a metric for this process?" See software metrics. metric 1. of or relating to the metre or metric system 2. Maths denoting or relating to a set containing pairs of points for each of which a non-negative real number ρ(x, y) (the distance) can be defined, satisfying specific conditions 3. Maths the function ρ(x, y) satisfying the conditions of membership of such a set (a metric space)
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Total global printing and writing paper demand was approximately 143 million metric tons in 2004, with uncoated fine paper accounting for 38% of that total, newsprint 32%, coated fine paper 18% and magazines 16%. 5% to 67,302 metric tons compared with the production in March 2005, according to the Statistics Department in Kuala Lumpur. Focusing on unclassified systems, the workshop surveyed current information infrastructure protection metrics and their uses to identify any voids and suggest solutions. |
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