Measurement
/ˈmɛʒ.ə.mənt/ noun
noun ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of measuring.
- 2 the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule wordnet
- 3 Value (quantity, magnitude, extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring.
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Example
More examples"In the imperial measurement system, four quarts equals one gallon."
Etymology
From measure + -ment.