measure와 metric의 차이

measure : 측정값

metric : 측정항목

 

 

metric은 measure에서 파생된 용어라고 볼 수 있다고 한다. 즉, 같은 의미로 써도 된다는 것으로 볼 수 있다. 하지만 아래 정의를 보며 궂이 나누자면 measure는 측정하는 값 자제에 중심을 두고, metric은 측정하는 항목에 중심을 둔다고 볼 수 있을 것 같다.

 

A measure

As defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a measure is “an amount or degree of something.”

Let’s have a look at an example to make things clear:

• As a result of a quantification we have two measures: “the number of customers acquired over a period of time” and “funds invested in the marketing.”

A metric

What is a metric then? One definition in the Merriam-Webster dictionary is that “a metric is a standard of measurement.” The definition looks very similar to the definition of a measure. In business usage, “metric” and “measure” overlap in meaning.  One explanation that I find especially useful is that metric is a derivative of measure. 

• An example: we use two measures “investments in the marketing” and “the number of customers acquired” to calculate a total cost to gain a new customer. That’s a metric. It is a derivative of two measures.

Metrics also vary in their role, depending on the business context. I’m talking about leading and lagging metrics that we discussed in a separate article.

 

 

구글 머신러닝 용어집에서도 metric은 측정항목으로 번역했다.

https://developers.google.com/machine-learning/glossary?hl=ko

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참고

bscdesigner.com/quantification-measure-metric-kpi.htm

The Difference Between Quantification, Measure, Metric, and KPI