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
The ports aggregate their readings to come up with measurements of airflow direction, local pressure and speed.
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New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2024
Color accuracy follows a similar downhill trend, with the monitor registering an average Delta E measurement of 2.5.
—PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024
They’re designed in soft, stretchy cotton denim with a variety of waist and inseam measurements available.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Nielsen is ushering in a new era of media measurement, announcing a deal with TikTok.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2024
Color accuracy follows a similar downhill trend, with the monitor registering an average Delta E measurement of 2.5.
—PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024
They’re designed in soft, stretchy cotton denim with a variety of waist and inseam measurements available.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Nielsen is ushering in a new era of media measurement, announcing a deal with TikTok.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Measurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measurement. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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