nonmetric
Beyond numerical quantification
Nonmetric describes measurement systems or quantities that don't use the metric system—typically referring to imperial or customary units like inches, pounds, and gallons still common in the United States.
In technical contexts, particularly statistics and data analysis, nonmetric characterizes data that cannot be measured on a continuous numerical scale, such as categorical or ordinal variables.
The study used nonmetric scaling to analyze consumer preferences.
Of the United Kingdom
- CommonwealthAssociation of sovereign states
- poundWeight, strike, or kennel
- stoneSolid earth fragment
- inchTwelfth of a foot
foot · yard · mile · gallon · pint · quart · ounce · furlong
Shift to decimal measurement
- SIUniversal measurement framework
- kilometersMetric distance units
- litersFluid capacity units
- gramsMetric mass units
Celsius · kilograms · meters · standardization · adoption · transition · decimal
inch
Twelfth of a foot
pound · ounce · gallon · quart · pint · acre · bushel · furlong · rod · chain
British
Of the United Kingdom
- CommonwealthAssociation of sovereign states
- poundWeight, strike, or kennel
- stoneSolid earth fragment
inch · foot · yard · mile · gallon · pint · quart · ounce · furlong · acre
metrication
Shift to decimal measurement
- SIUniversal measurement framework
- kilometersMetric distance units
- litersFluid capacity units
grams · Celsius · kilograms · meters · standardization · adoption · transition · decimal
nonmetricmetric
Standard of measurement
quantitative · numerical · measurable · parametric · scalar