as in size
the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something
the measurement of the average house lot in that neighborhood is half an acre
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Recent Examples of measurement
Scientists will need more sensitive measurements and more observations of the planet’s atmosphere to be sure.
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Daniel Apai, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
But that same toolbox has applications in enhanced precision measurements, in quantum computation.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Under a Medicare measurement tool released in January, hospitals and imaging facilities share information about how much radiation their scanners emit.
—Ronnie Cohen, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
Measuring Multiagent Performance When implementing multiagent systems, effective measurement requires tracking performance at multiple levels:
• Agent-level metrics focus on how well individual agents optimize their specific domains.
—Pieter Van Schalkwyk, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Daniel Apai, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
But that same toolbox has applications in enhanced precision measurements, in quantum computation.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Under a Medicare measurement tool released in January, hospitals and imaging facilities share information about how much radiation their scanners emit.
—Ronnie Cohen, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
Measuring Multiagent Performance When implementing multiagent systems, effective measurement requires tracking performance at multiple levels:
• Agent-level metrics focus on how well individual agents optimize their specific domains.
—Pieter Van Schalkwyk, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for measurement
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“Measurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measurement. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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