mensuration

noun

Definition of mensurationnext
as in measurement

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  1. measurement
  2. calculation
  3. computation
  4. evaluation
Noun
  • The bar is rising and the measurement framework is not keeping pace.
    — Dan Schawbel, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The Number Nobody Will Ever Measure Every number here is an inference drawn from the behavior of the surveillance system rather than a direct measurement of the epidemic.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of measurement
Noun
  • Amazon Web Services completed several studies, doing calculations based on how many employees and trucks would run through the site.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Even with his professional expertise and years of conversations with his grandmother about her wishes, Ashton, the executor of her estate, said deciding what to do with the house isn't simply a financial calculation.
    — Sharon Epperson,Stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of calculation
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  • And before the researchers could push far enough to find out, the computation collapsed.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Through the mid-1980s, Wolfram continued this work, discovering a number of fundamental connections between computation and nature, and inventing such concepts as computational irreducibility.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of computation
Noun
  • Worth noting Marcelo Mayer, acquired on Monday from the Boston Red Sox, will report to San Francisco for an evaluation.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the city reassures the public that each future phase of the project requires a public notice, a formal review and environmental evaluation.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of evaluation
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