2007-06-04 20:42:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Measurement is comparison of a quantity with the associated unit quantity.
2007-06-04 20:57:05 · answer #1 · answered by ali j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. the act of measuring.
2. a measured dimension.
3. extent, size, etc., ascertained by measuring.
4. a system of measuring or measures: liquid measurement
2007-06-04 20:47:18 · answer #2 · answered by sciencelikhita 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Measuring of a quantity means comparing this quantity to a standard one. This means that for you to make a measurement you need:
1- standard quantity to compare with.
2- an appropriate way of comparison.
2007-06-04 23:37:21 · answer #3 · answered by ehabhamdy1983 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A measurement is a comparison between a given physical state and a standardized state, or "unit". For example, if we measure the height of a person, we can say (number)unit, e.g. 6feet.
2007-06-04 21:28:59 · answer #4 · answered by supastremph 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Height of ignorance - Jhoyce
2007-06-07 01:57:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measurement
2007-06-04 22:14:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the distance between point a and point b
or the total volume of item x.
2007-06-04 20:50:19 · answer #7 · answered by Carl P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋