The dimensions or capacity of anything, reckoned according to some standard; size or extent, determined and stated; estimated extent; as, to take one's measure for a coat
the act or process of measuring; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"
emphasis If you say that something has changed or that it has affected you beyond measure, you are emphasizing that it has done this to a great extent. Mankind's knowledge of the universe has increased beyond measure
quantify: express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?"
contrast the methods and outcomes used to fit Gulliver with new clothes in in Lilliput and Laputa Lilliput: "The Sempstresses took my Measure as I lay on the ground, one standing at my Neck, and another at my Mid-Leg, with a strong Cord extended, that each held by the end, while the third measured the length of the Cord with a Rule an Inch long Then they measured my right Thumb, and desired no more; for by a mathematical Computation, that twice round the Thumb is once round the Wrist, and so on to the Neck and the Waist, and by the help of my old Shirt, which I displayed on the Ground before them for a Pattern, they fitted me exactly " (I: 6;19)
Quantitative value found in a cube, for example, dollar sales, unit sales, and so on in a sales cube
a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill"
(noun) - an instrument or device that provides data on the quantity or quality of that aspect of teaching performance being evaluated See Instrument
Each SPD has a number of main headings, known as Priorities, which outline objectives for the overall Programme Each Priority is further broken down into a number of Measures that outline the scope for activities that are appropriate for funding Each Measure is linked to one out of three of the Structural Funds and has its own financial allocation Each project application should be submitted under one specific Measure and fit within the scope of that Measure in the SPD
A quantifiable element of performance that can be compared with the same elements of other performances, such as a dimension of a function, process or outcome Measures can be activities, events, occurrences or outcomes for which data can be collected to allow comparison with a threshold, a benchmark or prior performance Clinical measures are of two types Outcome measures are incidence of prevalence rates for desirable or undesirable health status outcomes (e g , mortality) Process measures are usually of clinical performance and are based on objective clinical criteria defined from practice guidelines or other clinical specifications (e g , immunization rates) (NCQA, 2000)