Metrics
/ˈmɛtrɪks/noun
The branch of mathematics concerned with measurement, distance, and quantitative analysis.
Did you know?The word ultimately traces back to Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-*, a root tied to measuring and making, which also gave English words for the mother figure in several Indo-European languages through the idea of the one who ‘measures out’ life and nurture.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*meh₁-
“to measure; to make”
Ancient Greek
Greek
μέτρον (metron)
“a measure, something used to measure”
Late Latin
Latin
metricus
“pertaining to measure or poetic meter”
Middle French
French
métrique
“relating to measure or verse”
Modern English
English
metrics
“measurement; systems of measurement or analysis”