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measure

nounid 3234·updated May 9, 2026
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To ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units or by comparing it with an object of known size.

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Metric72%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
amountbarbeatbillcadencecriterionmeasurementmeasuringmeasuring rodmeasuring stickmensurationmetermetrequantitystandardsteptouchstone
alternatephrasing
Measure
plural
measures
possessive
measure's
pluralpossessive
measures'

Framework definitions

FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 20121 senseview framework →
§1
To ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units or by comparing it with an object of known size.
NERC CIP-010-2 (Config Change Management & Vulnerability) v21 senseview framework →
§1
A plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose.
Wordset Dictionary9 sensesview framework →
§1
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
§2
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
§3
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
§4
a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
§5
measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals
§6
a statute in draft before it becomes law
§7
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
§8
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
§9
a basis for comparison

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