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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)
Love to hear your suggestions for social media measurement tools that won't break the bank.
ChuckSwanson (Chuck Swanson) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:36:31 -0000
Love to hear your suggestions for social media measurement tools that won't break the bank.
Just had a friend point out the his favorite unit of measurement, the micromort. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micromort - awesome!
beeradb (Brad Bowman) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:27:11 -0000
Just had a friend point out the his favorite unit of measurement, the micromort. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micromort - awesome!
@sartin sartin the dollars generated are the greatest measurement of benefit to people. that is if those people get that $. earned v charity
montero (Martin Montero) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:27:00 -0000
@sartin sartin the dollars generated are the greatest measurement of benefit to people. that is if those people get that $. earned v charity
@framerate It's (to my knowledge) an outdated graphic design measurement. Like inches or centimeters. It's the default in inDesign, though.
dogdivecreative (Dan Patton) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:25:36 -0000
@framerate It's (to my knowledge) an outdated graphic design measurement. Like inches or centimeters. It's the default in inDesign, though.
Measurement of heat capacity and enthalpy of formation of nickel silicide using nanocalorimetry http://bit.ly/2IWv58
techflypaper (Tech Flypaper) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:23:06 -0000
Measurement of heat capacity and enthalpy of formation of nickel silicide using nanocalorimetry http://bit.ly/2IWv58
I really need some help with PR Measurement--Effectiveness and Context.
myates3 (Morgan Yates) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:14:34 -0000
I really need some help with PR Measurement--Effectiveness and Context.
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