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measurement

[mezh-er-muhnt] / ˈmɛʒ ər mənt /
NOUN
calculation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amount analysis appraisal assessment density dimension evaluation frequency height measure size survey weight
STRONG
altitude amplitude area calibration capacity computation degree depth determination distance estimation extent judgment length magnitude mass mensuration pitch quantification quantity range reach scope thickness time valuation volume width
WEAK
metage
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorance unimportance
WEAK
estimate guess

Example Sentences

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Instead, it only requires a mathematical description of the proposed fluctuations and details about the measurement setup.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Players underwent rigorous measurement protocols, revealing that teams and players had not always been honest about height.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"At first we assumed it was a measurement artifact or some kind of interference," recalls Schultheiß.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

We are overwriting a signal the body is already sending, and we’re doing it at scale, in millions of people, without a baseline measurement to tell us what we’re overwriting.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

There will be lots of disputing among the experts over what is certain and what not; perhaps the heat and duration of dispute could be adapted for the measurement of uncertainty.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas