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analytical
Adjective
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When someone is analytical, that person is skilled in using analysis.
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An analytical method or technique breaks down an object or idea into its smaller parts.
The old analytical approach to science was done, and a new approach is needed.
The analytical techniques of websites like Google can find very detailed information.
metric
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adjective
(= metrical)
based on the meter as a standard of measurement
the metric system
metrical equivalents
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noun
(= system of measurement)
a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
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noun
(= metric unit)
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
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noun
(= metric function)
a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them
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adjective
(= measured)
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