measurement
noun
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Definition of measurement
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Synonyms
bulk, dimension, extent, magnitude, measure, proportion, size
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Amazon suggests police agencies set the software’s confidence threshold setting — a measurement of how accurate the software considers its suggested matches — at 99%. — Dustin Gardiner, SFChronicle.com, "Facial recognition misidentified 26 California lawmakers as criminal suspects," 13 Aug. 2019 The researchers used a pair of climate models and global maps of observed weather; the measurement gaps were filled in by simulated physics. — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, "Tested: Idea that sea ice steadies jet stream, blocking cold winters," 12 Aug. 2019 The study had some limitations, including that the data on dietary intakes were based on people self-reporting their eating habits, which poses a risk of measurement error. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, "Eat more plants and less meat to live longer and improve heart health, study suggests," 9 Aug. 2019 Numerous measurements suggest nuclear reactors produce fewer electron neutrinos than expected, perhaps because the neutrinos are oscillating to sterile form and disappearing. — Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS, "Resurrected detector will hunt for some of the strangest particles in the universe," 8 Aug. 2019 The altimeter has a range of -2,300 feet to 32,800 feet, and users can store up to 30 altitude measurements that are time and date stamped. — Dallas News, "Casio Pro Trek watch is tough and feature-packed," 8 Aug. 2019 There are practically an infinite number of economic measurements that could affect how people vote, from jobs gained or lost by industry, distribution of income, housing cost changes, cost of living increases, household debt, to health care costs. — Bob Sellers, Fortune, "Here’s How the Economy Has Performed in Every Swing State Since Trump Was Elected," 7 Aug. 2019 Taken together, these vital measurements provide a snapshot of the amount of physiological strain a person is experiencing. — NBC News, "Electric fans aren't always best for cooling off. Here's why.," 5 Aug. 2019 And if not, how does that impact American life in ways that defy measurements and metrics? — Ted Anthony, Anchorage Daily News, "Life in public-shooting-era America: ‘You can’t just not go’," 4 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'measurement.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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