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
School grades are also based on a set of measurements which researchers such as Baker say often rely on arbitrary cutoffs and oversimplified metrics that potentially distort school performance.
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Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
Water levels in that spot almost certainly crested above 23.4 feet, but the gauge didn’t record data for 3 hours, between 4:45 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. CT, before picking back up its data measurement.
—Renée Rigdon, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
According to this study, EEG measurements across the brain showed that over four months, the ChatGPT users displayed the lowest brain activity and performed worse than their counterparts at all neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels.
—Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Some attribute the slow progress to insufficient standardization and sharing of learnings across communities, or the underinvestment in SDOH data and measurement.
—Harvard Business Review, 3 July 2025
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Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
Water levels in that spot almost certainly crested above 23.4 feet, but the gauge didn’t record data for 3 hours, between 4:45 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. CT, before picking back up its data measurement.
—Renée Rigdon, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
According to this study, EEG measurements across the brain showed that over four months, the ChatGPT users displayed the lowest brain activity and performed worse than their counterparts at all neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels.
—Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Some attribute the slow progress to insufficient standardization and sharing of learnings across communities, or the underinvestment in SDOH data and measurement.
—Harvard Business Review, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for measurement
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Paddling on the waters that sustain their lands reminds them of the sacrifices their families endured to preserve their fishing and hunting rights, their ongoing struggle to restore a watershed the size of West Virginia, the fight to bring fire and salmon back to the lands and waters.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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The set is on sale in twin, full, queen, and king sizes, and each one includes one or two matching shams depending on the size selected.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
20 July 2025
Noun
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The specific dimensions and step-by-step instructions on how to build a proper burrow at home are available online.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
18 July 2025
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Alison Brie Brie took her curls to new volumes, adding straightened forehead bangs for dimension.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
18 July 2025
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“Measurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measurement. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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