Able to readily use either of two different forms of measurement. Usually this means SI/Metric and Imperial/Customary.
This is distinct from being able to convert between them in your head. Someone who is ambimetric may have an intuitive idea of what a kilometre and a mile are, but may have trouble converting between them using that intuition. Conversely someone who can convert between them easily, but who has to convert into a particular one to have an intuitive idea of what it means is not ambimetric.
This is distinct from being able to convert between them in your head. Someone who is ambimetric may have an intuitive idea of what a kilometre and a mile are, but may have trouble converting between them using that intuition. Conversely someone who can convert between them easily, but who has to convert into a particular one to have an intuitive idea of what it means is not ambimetric.
by prandst April 07, 2025