measurement

Etymology

measure + -ment

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. 2013-06-22, “Snakes and ladders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 76

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