Meter
n. beat patterned.
Meter describes the hierarchical patterns into which beats fall. In music, the meter may be described as being “in 4” or “in 5” etc., meaning that the beats fall into regular groupings of 4 or 5 beats per set respectively. In somatic experience, the term is more general, pointing to any regular groupings of the experienced beats in an event permitting the forcasting of future beats.
See Syncopation