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The process of measurement involves estimating the ratio of the magnitude of a quantity to the magnitude of a unit of the same type (length, time, mass, etc.). A measurement is the result of such a process, expressed as the product of a real number and a unit, where the real number is the estimated ratio. An example is 9 metres, which is an estimate of an object's length relative to a unit of length, the metre. Unlike a count, or integer quantity of items that is known exactly, every measurement is an estimate that has some uncertainty.
- A measurement is a comparison to a standard. -- William Shockley
- By number we understand not so much a multitude of Unities, as the abstracted Ratio of any Quantity to another Quantity of the same kind, which we take for Unity. -- Sir Isaac Newton (1728)
RT @BradPilon: I am finding that 'body weight' is a very vague and ambiguous term as it is a measurement that is in constant flux.
roundballnz (roundballnz) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:50:09 -0000
RT @BradPilon: I am finding that 'body weight' is a very vague and ambiguous term as it is a measurement that is in constant flux.
Social media measurement: a 10-step guide http://bit.ly/6v2El4 from @econsultancy
sweetcupcake (Belle Sweetcupcake) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:43:38 -0000
Social media measurement: a 10-step guide http://bit.ly/6v2El4 from @econsultancy
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KeithBurtis (KeithBurtis) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:35:07 -0000
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I know that "day" is a vestigial mode of time measurement based on solar cycles... but happy birthday, anyway. ;)
wash_ (Hoban Washburne) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:21:46 -0000
I know that "day" is a vestigial mode of time measurement based on solar cycles... but happy birthday, anyway. ;)
RT diamondzjulia - Carat is a measurement of weight, not size and so the overall diameter (mm). http://bit.ly/TG1XS
boarde56tT (Boader kite) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:06:44 -0000
RT diamondzjulia - Carat is a measurement of weight, not size and so the overall diameter (mm). http://bit.ly/TG1XS
RT diamondzjulia - Carat is a measurement of weight, not size and so the overall diameter (mm). http://bit.ly/TG1XS
applebellesmith (Apple Belle Smith) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:06:30 -0000
RT diamondzjulia - Carat is a measurement of weight, not size and so the overall diameter (mm). http://bit.ly/TG1XS
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The Modern Metric System - Dictionary of metric units explaining the principles and history of the system.
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