measurement

Collocations

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(noun.)

ADJ

accurate, careful, exact, objective, precise

The carpenter needed accurate measurements before cutting the wood for the door frame.

laboratory, scientific | imperial, metric | length, pressure, temperature, etc. | body, bust, chest, waist

VERB + MEASUREMENT

carry out, get, make, obtain, perform, record, take

MEASUREMENT + NOUN

system, technique | scale, unit | error

PHRASES

a scale/unit of measurement

Definitions

noun

1

The act of measuring.

2

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.

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Synonyms

noun — the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena accordi

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Idioms & Phrases

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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 the

Wiktionary

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

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Precision in measurement is a necessity.

Tatoeba · #274457

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The measurement has to be exact.

Tatoeba · #680864

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Precision in measurement is necessary.

Tatoeba · #1077686

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Precision in measurement is important.

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