Measure may refer to:
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Measurement, the assignment of a number to a characteristic of an object or event
Law
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Ballot measure
A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...
, 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
A Measure of the National Assembly for Wales (informally, an Assembly Measure) is primary legislation in Wales that is a category lower than an Act of Parliament. In the case of contemporary Welsh law, the difference with Acts is that the comp ...
, primary legislation in Wales
* 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 an ...
Science and mathematics
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Measure (data warehouse)
In a data warehouse, a measure is a property on which calculations (e.g., sum, count, average, minimum, maximum) can be made.
Example
For example, if a retail store sold a specific product, the quantity and prices of each item sold could be added ...
, a property on which calculations can be made
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Measure (mathematics), a systematic way to assign a number to each suitable subset of that 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 (music)
In musical notation, a bar (or measure) is a segment of time corresponding to a specific number of beat (music), beats in which each beat is represented by a particular note value and the boundaries of the bar are indicated by vertical bar lines ...
, or bar, in musical notation
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Measure (typography)
In typography, line length is the width of a block of typeset text, usually measured in units of length like inches or points or in characters per line (in which case it is a measure). A block of text or paragraph has a maximum line length tha ...
, 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)
The Measure (SA) were an American punk rock band formed in 2005 in New Brunswick, New Jersey who released albums on Don Giovanni Records and No Idea Records. The (SA) in the name is for "Strictly Analog". They played their last shows in 2011 in ...
, an American punk rock band
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Bar (Music), a time segment in musical notation
See also
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Countermeasure
A countermeasure is a measure or action taken to counter or offset another one. As a general concept, it implies precision and is any technological or tactical solution or system designed to prevent an undesirable outcome in the process. The fi ...
, a measure or action taken to counter or offset another one
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Quantity
Quantity or amount is a property that can exist as a multitude or magnitude, which illustrate discontinuity and continuity. Quantities can be compared in terms of "more", "less", or "equal", or by assigning a numerical value multiple of a unit ...
, a property that can exist as a multitude or magnitude
* ''
Measure for Measure'', a play by William Shakespeare
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