Definition:Measurable Property
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Definition
A measurable property is a property of a physical system which can be compared against a standard unit of measurement to provide a numerical value defining the quantity of that property.
Measurement
Measurement is the process of determining the quantity of a measurable property according to some given scale of measurement.
A measurement is reported as a (real) number multiplied by a unit of measurement for that quantity.
Also see
- Results about measurable properties can be found here.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): physical quantity
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): physical quantity