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Science of poetic rhythm (7 letter answer)

The Answer

METRICS

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The answer METRICS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

Definition

METRICS as a noun:

1. (prosody, metrics) = the study of poetic meter and the art of versification

METRIC as a noun:

1. (metric function, metric) = a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them
2. (metric unit, metric) = a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds); "convert all the measurements to metric units"; "it is easier to work in metric"
3. (system of measurement, metric) = a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic