system of measurement
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1. a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | amount, measure, quantity, |
| definition | : | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | point system, |
| definition | : | a system of graduating sizes of type in multiples of the point (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | information measure, |
| definition | : | a system of measurement of information based on the probabilities of the events that convey information (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | utility, |
| definition | : | (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | brix scale, |
| definition | : | a system for measuring the concentration of sugar solutions (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | circular measure, |
| definition | : | measurement of angles in radians (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | board measure, |
| definition | : | a system of units for measuring lumber based on the board foot (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | beaufort scale, |
| definition | : | a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | system of weights, weight, |
| definition | : | a system of units used to express the weight of something (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | temperature scale, |
| definition | : | a system of measuring temperature (noun.linkdef) |
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