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Measurement

//ˈmɛʒ.ə.mənt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of measuring.
  2. 2
    the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule wordnet
  3. 3
    Value (quantity, magnitude, extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring.

    "Risk is everywhere.[…]For each one there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you. “The Norm Chronicles”[…]aims to help data-phobes find their way through this blizzard of risks."

Etymology

From measure + -ment.

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