For example, if metric B depends on metric a, then metric a cannot depend on metric B.

例如，如果度量b依赖度量a，则度量A一定不能依赖度量B。

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You have a nice grid pattern and you can use a city block metric to add up the number of blocks between people's doors.

你有一个很好的网格模式，你可以使用一个城市街区的度量来增加人们之间的街区数量。

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We are gradually changing over to a completely metric system.

我们正逐渐换成完全公制。

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Now there are so many,experts say up to twenty metric tons a day could be removed with nets ver a period of several years.

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And so ease of implementation is actually a very compelling -- metric against which to measure-- -- do you mind toning my voice down a bit-- is a very reasonable measure against which to measure the quality of an algorithm, right.

如此简单的实现实际上是一个很牵强的,度量，与之相对的衡量是-,如果你们不介意，我降低点音量-,是一种用来度量算法质量的,合理的方法。

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You have a nice grid pattern and you can use a city block metric to add up the number of blocks between people's doors.

整个城市呈格网状,你可以数数,人们相隔多少个街区。

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Same-store sales, a key metric for a retailer, increased 4%.

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