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meas·ure·ment     (mězh'ər-mənt)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act of measuring or the process of being measured.
  2. A system of measuring: measurement in miles.
  3. The dimension, quantity, or capacity determined by measuring: the measurements of a room.
measurement   (mězh'ər-mənt)  Pronunciation Key 


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A method of determining quantity, capacity, or dimension. Several systems of measurement exist, each one comprising units whose amounts have been arbitrarily set and agreed upon by specific groups. While the United States Customary System remains the most commonly used system of measurement in the United States, the International System is accepted all over the world as the standard system for use in science.

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