Look up: measure

1. measure
   [Noun] Plural form: measures. Steps or a course of action
   Example: I took measures to improve the attendance rate of my Numeracy students by sending letters home to their parents.
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2. measure
   [n] - musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats 2. [n] - any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal 3. [n] - how much there is of something that you can measure 4. [v] - have certain dimensions 5. [v] - place a value on 6. [v] - determine the measu...
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3. Measure
   The grouping of a number of beats in music.
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4. Measure
   the distance between the fencers
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5. Measure
   Width of a column of text. Usually, it is best that a column is no more than 12 or 13 words wide, otherwise the eye can have difficulty tracking back to find the start of the next line. Expressed in pica ems.
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6. measure
   a horizontal dimension within which the columns or pages of text are set in lines Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • in set theory,that particular property of a set which denotes how many objects are contained in that set Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)
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7. Measure
   Meas'ure (mĕzh'ur; 135) noun [ Middle English mesure , French mesure , Latin mensura , from metiri , mensus , to measure; akin to metrum poetical measure, Greek me`tron , English meter
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8. Measure
   Meas'ure transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Measured ; present participle & verbal noun Measuring .] [ French mesurer , Latin mensurare . See Measure ,
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9. Measure
   Meas'ure intransitive verb 1. To make a measurement or measurements. 2. To result, or turn out, on measuring; as, the grain measures well; the pieces measure unequally. 3. To be of a certain size or quantity, or ...
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10. measure
    1. To make a measurement or measurements. ... 2. To result, or turn out, on measuring; as, the grain measures well; the pieces measure unequally. ... 3. To be of a certain size or quantity, or to have a certain length, breadth, or thickness, or a certain capacity according to a standard measure; as,...
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11. measure
    quantity noun how much there is of something that you can quantify
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12. measure
    bar noun musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; `the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song`
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13. measure
    valuate verb place a value on; judge the worth of something; `I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional`
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14. measure
    A noun, in the mathematical language of measure theory: a measure is a function from sets to the real line. Probability is a common kind of measure in economic models. Other measures are the counting measure, which is the number of elements in the set, the length measure, the area measure, and the v...
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15. measure
    (mezh´әr) to determine the amount or extent of something. a specific amount or extent of something. a graduated scale by which the size or shape of something can be determined.
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16. Measure
    • (n.) The contents of a vessel by which quantity is measured; a quantity determined by a standard; a stated or limited quantity or amount. • (n.) The space between two bars. • (n.) To adjust by a rule or standard. • (n.) Undefined quantity; extent; degree. • (a.) The act of...
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17. measure
    (from the article `rhythm`) ...music such grouping is achieved by actual stress; i.e., by periodically making one note stronger than the others. When the stress occurs at ...
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18. measure
    in mathematics, generalization of the concepts of length and area to arbitrary sets of points not composed of intervals or rectangles. Abstractly, a ... [1 related articles]
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19. Measure
    [physics] The measure in quantum physics is the integration measure used for performing a path integral. In quantum field theory, one must sum over all possible histories of a system. When summing over possible histories, which may be very similar to each other, one has to decide when two hi...
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20. measure
    Type: Term Pronunciation: me′zhŭr Definitions: 1. To determine the magnitude or quantity of a substance by comparing it against some accepted standard or by calculation. 2. A specified magnitude of a physical quantity. 3. A graduated instrument used to measure an object or substance.
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21. Measure
    [album] Measure is the second album from Matt Pond PA, released in 2000. ==Track listing== ==Personnel== ==Technical personnel== ...
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22. Measure
    [data warehouse] In a data warehouse, a measure is a property on which calculations (e.g., sum, count, average, minimum, maximum) can be made. ==Example== For example if a retail store sold a specific product, the quantity and prices of each item sold could be added or averaged to find the t...
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23. Measure
    The USS Measure was an American Admirable Class minesweeper of 625 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Measure was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14.5 knots and carried a complement of 104. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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24. measure
    (testing) To ascertain or appraise by comparing to a standard; to apply a metric. (1996-12-27)
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25. Measure
    [mathematics] In mathematical analysis, a measure on a set is a systematic way to assign a number to each suitable subset of that set, intuitively interpreted as the size of the subset. In this sense, a measure is a generalization of the concepts of length, area, and volume. A particularly i...
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