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SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
Synonyms:
metric; system of measurement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("system of measurement" is a kind of...):
amount; measure; quantity (how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "system of measurement"):
criterion; measure; standard; touchstone (a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated)
system of weights and measures (system of measurement for length and weight and duration)
point system (a system of graduating sizes of type in multiples of the point)
information measure (a system of measurement of information based on the probabilities of the events that convey information)
utility ((economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice)
Brix scale (a system for measuring the concentration of sugar solutions)
circular measure (measurement of angles in radians)
board measure (a system of units for measuring lumber based on the board foot)
Beaufort scale (a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind)
system of weights; weight (a system of units used to express the weight of something)
temperature scale (a system of measuring temperature)
