linear unit — noun a unit of measurement of length • Syn: ↑linear measure • Hypernyms: ↑unit of measurement, ↑unit • Hyponyms: ↑long measure, ↑astronomy unit, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
metric unit — noun a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds) convert all the measurements to metric units it is easier to work in metric • Syn: ↑metric • Hypernyms: ↑unit of measurement, ↑unit … Useful english dictionary
linear measure — noun a unit of measurement of length • Syn: ↑linear unit • Hypernyms: ↑unit of measurement, ↑unit • Hyponyms: ↑long measure, ↑astronomy unit, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Metric time — is the measure of time interval using the metric system, which defines the second as the base unit of time, and multiple and submultiple units formed with metric prefixes, such as kiloseconds and milliseconds. It does not define the time of day,… … Wikipedia
unit of measurement — noun any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange the dollar is the United States unit of currency a unit of wheat is a bushel change per unit volume • Syn: ↑unit • Derivationally related forms: ↑unitize ( … Useful english dictionary
angstrom unit — noun a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation • Syn: ↑angstrom, ↑A • Hypernyms: ↑metric linear unit • Part Holonyms: ↑nanometer, ↑nanometre, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
metric — [me′trik] adj. 1. METRICAL 2. [Fr métrique] a) of the meter (unit of linear measure) b) designating or of the system of measurement based on the meter and the gram: see METRIC SYSTEM … English World dictionary
Metric tensor — In the mathematical field of differential geometry, a metric tensor is a type of function defined on a manifold (such as a surface in space) which takes as input a pair of tangent vectors v and w and produces a real number (scalar) g(v,w) in a… … Wikipedia
Unit sphere — some unit spheres In mathematics, a unit sphere is the set of points of distance 1 from a fixed central point, where a generalized concept of distance may be used; a closed unit ball is the set of points of distance less than or equal to 1 from a … Wikipedia
Metric differential — In mathematical analysis, a metric differential is a generalization of a derivative for a Lipschitz continuous function defined on a Euclidean space and taking values in an arbitrary metric space. With this definition of a derivative, one can… … Wikipedia
