as in criterion
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
according to the usual metrics by which we judge fiction, this novel is an utter failure
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Recent Examples of metric
While the company has historically traded at negative or triple-digit price-to-earnings ratios, its valuation metrics are improving.
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
With a population of just 2.6 million and one of the smallest economies in Europe, Moldova barely registers by most European Union metrics.
—Byandra Timu, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024
The metrics were divided into seven categories: student selectivity, cost and financing, faculty resources, campus safety, campus experience, educational outcomes and career outcomes.
—Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
DuPont’s performance on profitability metrics shined, with the better-than-expected operating EBITDA and earnings results for the quarter compounded by an increase to management’s full-year outlook on both metrics.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
With a population of just 2.6 million and one of the smallest economies in Europe, Moldova barely registers by most European Union metrics.
—Byandra Timu, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024
The metrics were divided into seven categories: student selectivity, cost and financing, faculty resources, campus safety, campus experience, educational outcomes and career outcomes.
—Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
DuPont’s performance on profitability metrics shined, with the better-than-expected operating EBITDA and earnings results for the quarter compounded by an increase to management’s full-year outlook on both metrics.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Earlier this year, the Academy changed the criteria for Songwriter of the Year to make the award more open to artists who also write songs for other artists.Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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The criteria will primarily focus on whether voters have correctly updated their registration or meet eligibility requirements for overseas voting.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Despite a lack of funding for even basic educational necessities, and school district leaders who only care about the barest minimum standards, these educators are united by their drive to surpass expectations and encourage their students to do the same.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Companies providing this technology for use outside health-care settings aren’t bound by those same privacy regulations or ethical standards.Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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Similarly, the Blender CPU and GPU benchmarks showed the Falcon Northwest Talon's Intel and Nvidia parts safely ahead of the M4 Pro.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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As of Wednesday, Wall Street traders were nearly unanimous that the Fed would cut the federal funds rate, which acts as a benchmark for other borrowing rates in the economy, by a quarter-point.Rob Wile, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Statewide, after national media for years showed images of thieves ransacking drug stores, Californians approved a ballot measure that tightened penalties on theft.Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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There was no formal campaign opposing the ballot measure, though during the 2023 legislative session, some Republican lawmakers voted against a ballot measure.Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Metric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metric. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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