Definitions of system of measurement
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a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
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synonyms:
metric
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criterion, measure, standard, touchstone
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
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system of weights and measures
system of measurement for length and weight and duration
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point system
a system of graduating sizes of type in multiples of the point
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information measure
a system of measurement of information based on the probabilities of the events that convey information
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utility
(economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
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Brix scale
a system for measuring the concentration of sugar solutions
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circular measure
measurement of angles in radians
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board measure
a system of units for measuring lumber based on the board foot
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Beaufort scale
a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind
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system of weights, weight
a system of units used to express the weight of something
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temperature scale
a system of measuring temperature
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entropy, information, selective information
(communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
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benchmark
a standard by which something can be measured or judged
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ERA, earned run average
(baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched
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GPA, grade point average
a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
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procrustean bed, procrustean rule, procrustean standard
a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality
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yardstick
a measure or standard used for comparison
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medium of exchange, monetary system
anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region
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British Imperial System, British system, English system
a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint
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metric system
a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second
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United States Customary System
the system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint that dates back to colonial America but differs in some respects from the British Imperial System; today in the United States this system exists side by side with the SI system
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bandwidth
a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel
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baud, baud rate
(computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems
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marginal utility
(economics) the amount that utility increases with an increase of one unit of an economic good or service
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avoirdupois, avoirdupois weight
a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
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troy, troy weight
a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains
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graduated table, ordered series, scale, scale of measurement
an ordered reference standard
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Celsius scale, centigrade scale, international scale
a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees
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Fahrenheit scale
a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 32 degrees and the boiling point of water a 212 degrees
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Kelvin scale, absolute scale
a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at 373.16 degrees
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Rankine scale
a scale of absolute temperature in Fahrenheit degrees; the freezing point of water is 491.69 degrees and the boiling point of water is 671.69 degrees
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Reaumur scale
a temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 80 degrees
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gauge, standard of measurement
accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
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baseline
an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared
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norm
a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
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