| NOUN | quantity | system of measurement, metric | a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic / characteristic |
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| Meaning | A system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic / characteristic. | |
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| Synonym | metric | |
| Narrower | Beaufort scale | A scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind |
| Brix scale | A system for measuring the concentration of sugar solutions | |
| board measure | A system of units for measuring lumber based on the board foot | |
| circular measure | measurement of angles in radians | |
| information measure | A system of measurement of information based on the probabilities of the events that convey information | |
| point system | A system of graduating sizes of type in multiples of the point | |
| standard, criterion, measure, touchstone | A basis for comparison | |
| system of weights, weight | A system of units used to express the weight of something | |
| system of weights and measures | system of measurement for length and weight and duration / duration | |
| temperature scale | A system of measuring temperature | |
| utility | (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice | |
| Broader | measure, quantity, amount | How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify |
| Catalan | sistema d'unitats | |
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