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[[File:Oxyrhynchus papyrus I-29 Euclid's-Elements.jpg|200px|thumb|''Elements'' by Euclid. Fragment of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri.]]'''Measurement''' is the assignment of a number to a characteristic of an object or event, which can be compared with other objects or events.
[[File:Oxyrhynchus papyrus I-29 Euclid's-Elements.jpg|thumb|''Elements'' by Euclid. Fragment of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri.]]'''Measurement''' is the assignment of a number to a characteristic of an object or event, which can be compared with other objects or events.


The scope and application of a measurement is dependent on the context and discipline.
The scope and application of a measurement is dependent on the context and discipline.
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Measurement is a cornerstone of trade, science, technology, and quantitative research in many disciplines.
Measurement is a cornerstone of trade, science, technology, and quantitative research in many disciplines.


Historically, many measurement systems existed for the varied fields of human existence to facilitate comparisons in these fields. Often these were achieved by local agreements between trading partners or collaborators.
== In the News ==


The science of measurement is pursued in the field of ''metrology''.
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File:Luminous dial of Soviet aircraft chronometer.jpg|link=Chronometer (nonfiction)|[[Chronometer (nonfiction)|Soviet aircraft chronometer]] prefers measuring time at night, showing off luminous dial to best effect.
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== Fiction cross-reference ==
== Fiction cross-reference ==
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* [[Chronometer (nonfiction)]]
* [[Chronometer (nonfiction)]]
* [[Denier (unit of measure) (nonfiction)]]
* [[Geometry (nonfiction)]]
* [[Geometry (nonfiction)]]
* [[Mathematics (nonfiction)]]
* [[Mathematics (nonfiction)]]
* [[Number (nonfiction)]]


== External links ==
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measurement Measurement] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measurement Measurement] @ Wikipedia

Latest revision as of 12:59, 14 November 2017

Elements by Euclid. Fragment of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri.

Measurement is the assignment of a number to a characteristic of an object or event, which can be compared with other objects or events.

The scope and application of a measurement is dependent on the context and discipline.

In the natural sciences and engineering, measurements do not apply to nominal properties of objects or events, which is consistent with the guidelines of the International vocabulary of metrology published by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures.

However, in other fields such as statistics as well as the social and behavioral sciences, measurements can have multiple levels, which would include nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio scales.

Measurement is a cornerstone of trade, science, technology, and quantitative research in many disciplines.

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

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