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I’m not sure if I ever heard that one, but that’s indeed nonsensical. ISO 216 is a very nice system, though, and used in most of the world, not just Europe.
I am not arguing it isn't nice, just that labeling it metric is a misnomer. The 1:√2 ratio doesn't have any inherent connection to the metric system.
"A0 is defined so that it has an area of 1 m^2 (11 sq ft) before rounding to the nearest 1 millimetre (0.039 in)."
There's a connection, but after that it's base 1/2 instead of base 10 (or 1/10). So A4 is ~1/16 m^2