measurement

noun

/ˈmɛʒ.ə.mənt/UK/ˈmɛʒ.ɚ.mənt/CA/ˈmeʒ.ə.mənt/

Etymology

From measure + -ment.

derived from mēnsūra
derived from mesure
inherited from mesure
suffixed as measurement — “measure + ment”

Definitions

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.

The neighborhood

synonymmeasurement
synonymmeasuring
synonymmensuration
neighborA Dictionary of Units of Measurement
neighboraccuracy
neighboramplitude
neighborapproximation
neighborassaying
neighborassessing
neighborassessment
neighborattribute
neighborcharacteristic
neighborconsistency
neighbordegree
neighbordetecting

Derived

intermeasurement, measuremental, measurement error, measurement goods, measurement problem, measurement ton, micromeasurement, mismeasurement, overmeasurement, postmeasurement, premeasurement, quantum measurement problem, remeasurement, undermeasurement, unit of measurement

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at measurement. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at measurement. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at measurement

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA