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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule;
- Example: "the measurements were carefully done"
- Example: "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"
[syn: measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Measurement \Meas"ure*ment\, n.
   1. The act or result of measuring; mensuration; as,
      measurement is required.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. The extent, size, capacity, amount. or quantity
      ascertained by measuring; as, its measurement is five
      acres.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

measurement
    n 1: the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena
         according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully
         done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"
         [syn: measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration]


The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

measurement

    The act or process of measuring; a figure, extent,
   or amount obtained by measuring.

   (1996-12-27)