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Webster 1913 Edition


Measurement

Meas′ure-ment

,
Noun.
1.
The act or result of measuring; mensuration;
as,
measurement
is required
.
2.
The extent, size, capacity, amount. or quantity ascertained by measuring;
as, its
measurement
is five acres
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Measurement

MEASUREMENT

,
Noun.
mezh'urment. The act of measuring; mensuration.

Definition 2024


measurement

measurement

English

Noun

measurement (plural measurements)

  1. The act of measuring.
  2. Magnitude (or extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring.
    • 2013 June 22, Snakes and ladders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 76:
      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.

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See also

A Dictionary of Units of Measurement