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Example sentences for: metric

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A ratio of magnitudes is a natural second metric for comparing two expression vectors
(This is not the only simple mistake leading to a big one in the news today: the papers all cover NASA's admission that the reason the Mars Orbiter was lost last week was that some engineers did calculations for the mission using pounds and feet, while others used the metric system.)
During this same Congress there were also proposals to adopt the metric system of weights and measures as the official American standard.
The year's marquee event, "Metric Week," begins this Sunday--the 10th day of the 10th month.
This will result in a total benefit in the reduction of oxides of nitrogen of over 20 million tons and reductions of 275,000 metric tons of particulate matter and 400,000 metric tons of hydrocarbons.