MICRO PROGRAM erty, or attribute. (2) A meaningful measure of the extent or degree to which an entity possesses or exhibits a particular characteristic. METRICATION Metrication is the process of changing to the met- ric system, including the act of developing metric standardization documents or converting current standardization documents to metric units of measurement. METRIC DESIGN Product design using metric dimensions, selected as appropriate, without considering conceptual or physical conversion from inch-pound units. METRIC, METRIC SYSTEM, METRIC UNITS The interna- tional System of Units (commonly abbreviated as SI), as estab- lished by the General Conference of Weights and Measures in 1960 and as interpreted or modified for the United States by the Secre- tary of Commerce. MICRO In relation to composites, denotes the properties of the constituents, i.e., matrix and reinforcement and interface only, as well as their effects on the composite properties.