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
For accuracy, take a second blood pressure measurement one minute after the first.
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Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 27 May 2025
The two measurements that build the optimism benchmark saw equal gain for the month.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 27 May 2025
But if the weather scientists built their models by flying directly into things like hurricanes and taking measurements, volcano researchers have had a bit of a harder time doing the equivalent for magma chambers.
—Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 16 May 2025
However, one player with KU on his list of possible transfer destinations is participating in measurements, drills and 5-on-5 scrimmages at the 75-player event at Wintrust Arena.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
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Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 27 May 2025
The two measurements that build the optimism benchmark saw equal gain for the month.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 27 May 2025
But if the weather scientists built their models by flying directly into things like hurricanes and taking measurements, volcano researchers have had a bit of a harder time doing the equivalent for magma chambers.
—Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 16 May 2025
However, one player with KU on his list of possible transfer destinations is participating in measurements, drills and 5-on-5 scrimmages at the 75-player event at Wintrust Arena.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for measurement
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The height of the splash corresponds to the size of that cavity.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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The class of freshmen entering in 2019 was more than twice the size of the 2023 graduating class at 137 students, meaning that 44.5% of kids entering Sac High as freshmen graduated from the school.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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Another path to the multiverse comes from string theory, where extra spatial dimensions can twist up on themselves in a dizzying number of ways.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
21 May 2025
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And then, the world changed, and this dimension became more prominent.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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“Measurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measurement. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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