Example
Example noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.
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Synonyms for Example
Metric
Metric noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.
Usage example: according to the usual metrics by which we judge fiction, this novel is an utter failure
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Synonyms for Metric
Example and metric are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Example" instead a noun "Metric".
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This seems like an example of the group's snobbery but metric time was an actual concept.
Source: Aluminum Christmas Trees -
Part of the reason our economy goes through cycles is that this metric is an approximation and can be skewed by various factors (government subsidies and corporate malfeasance for example).
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For example, an "atm" is the pressure of sea level Earth's atmosphere, a "bar" is an amount of pressure about that of Earth's atmosphere, but consistent with metric units.
Source: Hiroshima as a Unit of Measure
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