measurement
noun
the act of measuring.
measurements
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pluralof measurement.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Such measurements have helped scientists investigate the universe's size, history, and ongoing expansion.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Current European recommendations already recognize a potential role for these measurements.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
It offers a way to gather information while minimizing the disturbance that normally accompanies quantum measurements.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
To minimize this problem, physicists developed techniques known as "quantum nondemolition measurements," or QND.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Before 1608 the standard scientific instruments—cross-staffs, astrolabes, and so forth—were all designed to make naked-eye measurements of degrees of a circle.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
