Measure

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Measure may refer to:

Legal

Mathematics and science

  • Metric (mathematics), a formal rule to assess a relationship of entities
  • Measure (probability), a mathematical construct that models a real-world experiment
  • Measure (mathematics), a way to assign non-negative real numbers to subsets
  • Measure (physics), a way to integrate over all possible histories of a system in quantum field theory

Units

  • Measurement, the process of establishing the magnitude of some attribute of an object relative to some unit of measurement
  • Bar (music) or measure, a unit of time in Western music representing a regular grouping of beats
  • Coal measure is a seam of coal
  • Measure (termination), a way to describe termination of processes, algorithms, or functions
  • Measure (bartending) or jigger, a bartending tool used to measure liquor

Other

  • Measure (data warehouse), a property on which calculations can be made using precomputed aggregates
  • Measure (typography), in typography refers to the width of a block or column of text from the left margin to the right margin
  • Countermeasure, a system designed to prevent weapons from acquiring and/or destroying a target
  • Measure (album), a 2000 album from Matt Pond PA

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