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    measure
    [ˈmɛʒə]
    VERB
    measures (third person present) · measured (past tense) · measured (past participle) · measuring (present participle)
    1. ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units.
      "the amount of water collected is measured in pints"
      synonyms:
      take the measurements of · calculate · compute · estimate · count · meter ·
      quantify · weigh · size · evaluate · rate · assess · appraise · gauge · plumb · measure out · determine · judge · survey
      antonyms:
      • be of (a specified size or degree).
        "the fabric measures 137 cm wide"
      • ascertain the size and proportions of (someone) in order to make or provide clothes for them.
        "he will be measured for his team blazer next week"
      • (measure something out)
        take an exact quantity of something.
        "she helped to measure out the ingredients"
        synonyms:
        mark off · mark the boundaries/limits of · measure out · demarcate ·
        delimit · delineate · outline · describe · define · stake out · pour out · dole out · deal out · dispense · administer · issue
    2. assess the importance, effect, or value of (something).
      "it is hard to measure teaching ability"
      synonyms:
      choose carefully · select with care · consider · think carefully about · plan · calculate
      • (measure someone/something against)
        judge someone or something by comparison with (a certain standard).
        "she did not need to measure herself against some ideal"
        synonyms:
        compare with · contrast with · put into competition with · pit · set ·
      • (measure up)
        reach the required or expected standard.
        "I'm afraid we didn't measure up to the standards they set"
        synonyms:
        come up to standard · achieve the required standard ·
        fulfil expectations · fit/fill the bill · pass muster · do well · be capable · be acceptable · be satisfactory · be adequate · be suitable · come up to scratch · make the grade · cut the mustard · be up to snuff · achieve · meet · come up to · equal · be equal to · match · rival · vie with · bear comparison with · be on a level with · serve · satisfy · fulfil · comply with
        antonyms:
        fall short · fall short of
      • (measure someone up)
        scrutinize someone in order to form an assessment of them.
        "the two shook hands and silently measured each other up"
        synonyms:
        evaluate · rate · assess · appraise · judge · adjudge · weigh up ·
        size up · survey
    3. archaic
      travel over (a certain distance or area).
      "we must measure twenty miles today"
    NOUN
    measures (plural noun)
    1. a plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose.
      "cost-cutting measures" ·
      "children were evacuated as a precautionary measure"
    2. a standard unit used to express the size, amount, or degree of something.
      "a furlong is an obsolete measure of length" ·
      "tables of weights and measures"
      synonyms:
      • a system or scale of units expressing size, amount, or degree of something.
        "the dimensions were in imperial measure"
        synonyms:
      • a standard quantity or amount.
        "heavy drinking may be five measures of spirits per day"
      • a container of standard capacity used for taking fixed amounts of a substance.
        "gifts have included silver measures from a whisky company"
      • a graduated rod or tape used for ascertaining the size of something.
        "most schools had only metric measures available"
        synonyms:
      • mathematics
        a quantity contained in another an exact number of times; a divisor.
      • printing
        the width of a full line of type or print, typically expressed in picas.
    3. a certain quantity or degree of something.
      "the states retain a large measure of independence"
      synonyms:
      certain amount · amount · degree · quantity
    4. the rhythm of a piece of poetry or a piece of music.
      synonyms:
      • a particular metrical unit or group.
        "measures of two or three syllables are more frequent in English prose"
      • NORTH AMERICAN
        a bar of music or the time of a piece of music.
      • archaic
        a dance, typically one that is stately.
        "now tread we a measure!"
        synonyms:
        dance · step · caper · hop
    5. (measures)
      a group of rock strata.
    ORIGIN
    Middle English (as a noun in the senses ‘moderation’, ‘instrument for measuring’, ‘unit of capacity’): from Old Frenchmesure, from Latinmensura, from mens-‘measured’, from the verb metiri.
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  2. Measure | Definition of Measure at Dictionary.com

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    07/01/2015 · Measure definition, a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures. See more.

  3. Measure | Definition of Measure by Merriam-Webster

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    Measure definition is - an adequate or due portion. How to use measure in a sentence.

  4. Measure - definition of measure by The Free Dictionary

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    measure from "Roses of the South," a waltz by Johann Strauss the Younger meas·ure (mĕzh′ər) n. 1. a. A reference standard or sample used for the quantitative ...

  5. Measure (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    • In mathematical analysis, a measure on a set is a systematic way to assign a number to each suitable subset of that set, intuitively interpreted as its size. In this sense, a measure is a generalization of the concepts of length, area, and volume. A particularly important example is the Lebesgue measure on a Euclidean space, which assigns the conventional length, area, and volume of Euclidean geometry to suitable subsets of the n-dimensional Euclidean space Rn. For instance, the Lebesgue measure
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    Join Richard Chua for an in-depth discussion in this video, DMAIC tools: Define and measure, part of Lean Six Sigma: Define and Measure Tools.

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    Six sigma DMAIC is the most widely used methodology for process improvement projects. A DMAIC project has five phases – Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control.

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