non-metrically
|non-met-ric-al-ly|
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/nɒnˈmɛtrɪkli/
(non-metric)
not based on metric
Etymology
Etymology Information
'non-metric' originates from the prefix 'non-' meaning 'not' and 'metric' from the Greek 'metron' meaning 'measure'.
Historical Evolution
'non-metric' evolved from the combination of 'non-' and 'metric', which was used to describe systems not based on the metric system.
Meaning Changes
Initially, it meant 'not measured by the metric system', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adverb 1
in a manner that is not based on or related to a metric system.
The data was analyzed non-metrically to avoid biases.
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Last updated: 2025/04/19 18:33