Metric

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-017148",
  "term": "Metric",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Relating to measurement; a type of measurement-for example a measurement of one of various components of community structure (e.g., species richness, % similarity).\n\n2. A calculated term or enumeration representing some aspect of biological assemblage, function, or other measurable aspect and is a characteristic of the biota that changes in some predictable way with increased human influence. A multimetric approach involves combinations of metrics to provide an integrative assessment of the status of aquatic resources.\n\n3. An attribute with empirical change in value along a gradient of human influence.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Waste and Cleanup Risk Assessment Glossary",
    "Aquatic Biodiversity Glossary; Biocriteria Glossary",
    "EPA 235-R97-001"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/metric/"
}