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English-o-metrics

Use of a mathematical model in the English language.

It is customary to write items in a series with required articles. For example, we write 'a book, a pen, a rubber and a bag'. Mathematically speaking, the article 'a' is common to all the items. So put in a mathematical format, it would be like 'a (book, pen, rubber and bag)' and would be 'a book, pen, rubber and bag' with the removal of brackets/parentheses. (However, mathematics does not allow this.) Both expressions are acceptable.

Suppose we write 'a book, a pen, an erasure and a bag'. Here, the article 'a' cannot be taken as a common factor because there is 'an' before 'erasure'. So it would be wrong to say 'a book, pen, erasure and bag'.
English-o-metrics is a hypothetical branch of linguistics.
by Uttam Maharjan 2 October 25, 2020
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metrically handicapped

1. To describe someone that has a condition that causes them to be unable to understand SI units of measurement (colloquially referred as "Metric System").

This affliction has been historically endemic in regions of North America, Western Africa and Southeastern Asia.
When I told her I was 1.7 metres tall she stared at me in shock. Later I found out that sadly she's metrically handicapped.
by Preguiça não tem fim April 1, 2021
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Afety Metrics

An extremely stupid game, consisting of one person farting, then quickly saying 'Afety' before the other person can say 'Doorknob'. If the other person says 'Doorknob' within that small window of time,they can punch the aforementioned person in the arm, without any retaliation, until that person touches a doorknob.
<Poot!> "Doorknob!"
"Ow! Quit hittin' me!"
"You Gotta touch a doorknob!"
"Allright, fine, whatever."
That's a door HANDLE! It has to be a KNOB!" etc...
-Afety Metrics
by Genormous June 14, 2022
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Metric Fuckton

One metric fuckton is equal to 7 billion and 10 million tons or 1.402e+13 pounds. This is calculated by haveing a metric fuckton be equal to 10 duck loads and 1 fuckload being equal to the population of china, which is 1.402 billion.
Joe: Man I have a Metric Fuckton of laundry to do today
Siri: One Metric Fuckton is equal to 1.402e+13 pounds
Joe: Your mom weighs 1.402e+13 pounds
by Your mother is 1.402e+13 lbs August 17, 2022
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Metric Year

Sarcastically saying that something takes way longer than it should.
Damn, it'll take a metric year to get through this drive-thru.
by A RANDO GUY March 29, 2022
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pan-metric idealism

A paradigm in which prime cavitations are spaced uniformly-enough on a discrete surface to create an electromagnetic force.

The prime numbers are placed evenly enough to make the discrete surface frictionless.
Pan-metric idealism suggests a surface-area in which uncountable prime-cavitations are spaced ideally so as to create a frictionless plane.

The spinning that creates this frictionless plane also creates the electromagnetic force.
by deepchurch November 10, 2021
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Metric

an awesome band that made black sheep from scott pilgrim and a bunch of other bangers
person one: hey have you heard black sheep by metric?
person two: yea,it's better than the one in the movie to be honest
by shadowcatxo November 16, 2021
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