Definition:Measurable Property/Measurement

This page is about measurement in the context of applied mathematics. For other uses, see measure.

Definition

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 known as

A measurement of a quantity can also be referred to as a measure of it, but the term measure has a specialised meaning in the context of measure theory.

Also see

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Sources

• 1921: C.E. Weatherburn: Elementary Vector Analysis ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text I$. Addition and Subtraction of Vectors. Centroids: Definitions: $1$. Scalar and vector quantities
• 1939: E.G. Phillips: A Course of Analysis (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {I}$: Number: $1.1$ Introduction
• 1972: Murray R. Spiegel and R.W. Boxer: Theory and Problems of Statistics (SI ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: Discrete and Continuous Variables
• 1973: G. Stephenson: Mathematical Methods for Science Students (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: Real Numbers and Functions of a Real Variable: $1.1$ Real Numbers
• 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): measurement
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): physical quantity