Measure may refer to:
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Measurement
Measurement is the quantification of attributes of an object or event, which can be used to compare with other objects or events.
In other words, measurement is a process of determining how large or small a physical quantity is as compared to ...
, the assignment of a number to a characteristic of an object or event
Law
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Ballot measure
A referendum, plebiscite, or ballot measure is a Direct democracy, direct vote by the Constituency, electorate (rather than their Representative democracy, representatives) on a proposal, law, or political issue. A referendum may be either bin ...
, proposed legislation in the United States
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Church of England measure, legislation of the Church of England
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Measure of the National Assembly for Wales, primary legislation in Wales between 1999 and 2011
* Assembly Measure of the
Northern Ireland Assembly (1973)
The Northern Ireland Assembly was a legislative assembly set up by the Government of the United Kingdom on 3 May 1973 to restore devolved government to Northern Ireland with the power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive made up of unionists ...
Science and mathematics
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Measure (data warehouse), a property on which calculations can be made
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Measure (mathematics)
In mathematics, the concept of a measure is a generalization and formalization of geometrical measures (length, area, volume) and other common notions, such as magnitude, mass, and probability of events. These seemingly distinct concepts ha ...
, a systematic way to assign a number to each suitable subset of a given set
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Measure (physics), a way to integrate over all possible histories of a system in quantum field theory
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Measure (termination), in computer program termination analysis
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Measuring coalgebra, a coalgebra constructed from two algebras
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Measure (Apple), an iOS augmented reality app
Other uses
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''Measure'' (album), by Matt Pond PA, 2000, and its title track
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Measure (bartending) or jigger, a bartending tool used to measure liquor
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''Measure'' (journal), an international journal of formal poetry
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"Measures" (''Justified''), a 2012 episode of the TV series ''Justified''
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Measure (typography), line length in characters per line
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Coal measures, the coal-bearing part of the Upper Carboniferous System
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The Measure (SA), an American punk rock band
* Measure, an alternative term for
bar (music)
In musical notation, a bar (or measure) is a segment of music bounded by vertical lines, known as bar lines (or barlines), usually indicating one or more recurring beats. The length of the bar, measured by the number of note values it contains ...
See also
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Countermeasure, a measure or action taken to counter or offset another one
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Quantity, a property that can exist as a multitude or magnitude
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Measure for Measure
''Measure for Measure'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604 and first performed in 1604. It was published in the First Folio of 1623.
The play centers on the despotic and puritan Angelo (Measure for ...
'', a play by William Shakespeare
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