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   measure

   /ˈmɛʒə/

   verb

   • 1. ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units: "the amount of water collected is measured in pints" Similar take the measurements ofcalculatecomputeestimatecountmeterquantifyweighsizeevaluaterateassessappraisegaugeplumbmeasure outdeterminejudgesurveyOpposite guessestimate
   • ▪ be of (a specified size or degree): "the fabric measures 137 cm wide"
   • ▪ ascertain the size and proportions of (someone) in order to make or provide clothes for them: "he will be measured for his team blazer next week"
   • ▪ take an exact quantity of something: "she helped to measure out the ingredients"
   • 2. assess the importance, effect, or value of (something): "it is hard to measure teaching ability" Similar choose carefullyselect with careconsiderthink carefully aboutplancalculate
   • ▪ judge someone or something by comparison with (a certain standard): "she did not need to measure herself against some ideal" Similar compare withcontrast withput into competition withpitsetmatchtestjudge
   • ▪ reach the required or expected standard: "I'm afraid we didn't measure up to the standards they set"
   • ▪ scrutinize someone in order to form an assessment of them: "the two shook hands and silently measured each other up"
   • 3. travel over (a certain distance or area): archaic "we must measure twenty miles today"

   noun

   • 1. a plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose: "cost-cutting measures" Similar actionactcoursecourse of actiondeedproceedingprocedurestepmeansexpedientmanoeuvreinitiativeprogrammeoperationcontrollegal action
   • ▪ a legislative bill: "the Senate passed the measure by a 48–30 vote" Similar statuteactbilllawlegislation
   • 2. a standard unit used to express the size, amount, or degree of something: "a furlong is an obsolete measure of length" Similar systemstandardunitsscale
   • ▪ a system or scale of units expressing size, amount, or degree of something: "the dimensions were in imperial measure" Similar statuteactbilllawlegislation
   • ▪ a standard quantity or amount: "heavy drinking may be five measures of spirits per day" Similar portionquantityamountquotarationallowanceallocation
   • ▪ a container of standard capacity used for taking fixed amounts of a substance: "gifts have included silver measures from a whisky company"
   • ▪ a graduated rod or tape used for ascertaining the size of something: "most schools had only metric measures available" Similar rulertape measurerulegaugemeterscalelevelyardstick
   • ▪ a quantity contained in another an exact number of times; a divisor.
   • ▪ the width of a full line of type or print, typically expressed in picas.
   • 3. a certain quantity or degree of something: "the states retain a large measure of independence" Similar certain amountamountdegreequantity
   • ▪ an indication of the degree, extent, or quality of something: "his resignation is a measure of how angry he is" Similar yardstickteststandardnormbarometertouchstonelitmus testcriterionbenchmark
   • 4. the rhythm of a piece of poetry or a piece of music. Similar metrecadencerhythmfoot
   • ▪ a particular metrical unit or group: "measures of two or three syllables are more frequent in English prose"
   • ▪ a bar of music or the time of a piece of music. North American
   • ▪ a dance, typically one that is stately: archaic "now tread we a measure!" Similar dancestepcaperhop
   • 5. a group of rock strata.

   Word Origin Middle English (as a noun in the senses ‘moderation’, ‘instrument for measuring’, ‘unit of capacity’): from Old French mesure, from Latin mensura, from mens- ‘measured’, from the verb metiri.

   Derivatives

   • 1. measurer noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › es › diccionarioMEASURE | significado en inglés - Cambridge Dictionary

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   5 days ago · MEASURE Significado, definición, qué es MEASURE: 1. to discover the exact size or amount of something: 2. to be a particular size: 3. to judge the…. Aprender más.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MetreMetre - Wikipedia

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   17 hours ago · The current definition was adopted in 1983 and modified slightly in 2002 to clarify that the metre is a measure of proper length. From 1983 until 2019, the metre was formally defined as the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum in 1 / 299 792 458 of a second.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › measure outMeasure out - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   5 days ago · /ˌmɛʒər aʊt/ IPA guide. Other forms: measured out; measuring out; measures out. Definitions of measure out. verb. determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of. synonyms: measure, mensurate. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Measure out."

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   What is the length of a metre?

   • The definition of the length of a metre in the 1790s was founded upon Arc measurements in France and Peru with a definition that it was to be 1/40 millionth of the circumference of the earth measured through the poles.

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   What does 1 metre mean?

   • "=" means "is exactly equal to". One metre is exactly equivalent to 5 000 127 inches and to 1 250 1 143 yards. A simple mnemonic to assist with conversion is "three 3s": 1 metre is nearly equivalent to 3 feet inches. This gives an overestimate of 0.125 mm.

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   What is a metre in physics?

   • The metre (or meter in US spelling; symbol: m) is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). Since 2019, the metre has been defined as the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1 299 792 458 of a second, where the second is defined by a hyperfine transition frequency of caesium.

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   What is a unit of length?

   • About the unit of length he wrote: In the present state of science the most universal standard of length which we could assume would be the wave length in vacuum of a particular kind of light, emitted by some widely diffused substance such as sodium, which has well-defined lines in its spectrum.

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Standard_deviationStandard deviation - Wikipedia

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   6 days ago · In statistics, the standard deviation is a measure of the amount of variation of a random variable expected about its mean. [1] . A low standard deviation indicates that the values tend to be close to the mean (also called the expected value) of the set, while a high standard deviation indicates that the values are spread out over a wider range.

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   5 days ago · July 1, 2024. Researchers have built an atomic clock that is more precise and accurate than any previous clock. For the first time, the clock can detect the effects of gravity predicted by the theory of general relativity at the microscopic scale. The clock is the latest demonstration that a much more precise definition of the official second ...

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   1 day ago · Definition 1: Zero Imports. There are two ways to think about energy independence. One definition is that we don’t import any energy. That would be true energy independence. Call this the Zero ...

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   3 days ago · Customer sentiment is essentially a metric that measures how customers feel and think about a company, its products, services, and approach to customer support. In the contact center, measuring customer sentiment consistently allows companies to identify how consumers perceive their brand, and pinpoint opportunities to improve customer ...