Measurement

//ˈmɛʒ.ə.mənt// noun

noun ·Moderate ·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.
"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."

Synonyms

measuring mensuration accounting acreage amount amplitude

Example

"In the imperial measurement system, four quarts equals one gallon."

Etymology

From measure + -ment.

Related phrases

measurement error measurement goods measurement problem measurement ton quantum measurement problem unit of measurement

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