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system of measurement - a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic | ||
metric | ||
quantity, amount, measure an adequate or large amount; "he had a quantity of ammunition" | ||
touchstone, criterion, standard, measure the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community" | ||
system of weights and measures system of measurement for length and weight and duration | ||
point system a system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules | ||
information measure a system of measurement of information based on the probabilities of the events that convey information | ||
utility the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility; "the cost of utilities never decreases"; "all the utilities were lost after the hurricane" | ||
brix scale a system for measuring the concentration of sugar solutions | ||
circular measure measurement of angles in radians | ||
board measure a system of units for measuring lumber based on the board foot | ||
beaufort scale a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind | ||
system of weights, weight a system of units used to express the weight of something |