A large city that is the center of a metropolitan area; a metropolis.

(statistics) A Markov chain Monte Carlo method for obtaining a sequence of random samples from a probability distribution from which direct sampling is difficult.

(computer graphics) The application of a variant of the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm to the rendering equation for generating images from detailed physical descriptions of three-dimensional scenes.

plural of Metroliner

(historical, railways) A kind of high-speed train that operated between Washington, D.C. and New York City from 1969 to 2006.

(video games) Similar in gameplay or atmosphere to the Metroid series.

Alternative form of metropolitan France

plural of metropolitan area network

plural of metropolitan core

Synonym of central city (“the main city of a metropolitan area; particularly one containing multiple cities”). / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see metropolitan, core.