plural of unit of measurement

Synonym of graduated cylinder

A tape measure.

plural of measure word

(statistics, probability) A single number used to characterize a batch, sample, or distribution or the position of an element of it.

A length of one nautical mile, the limits of which have been accurately measured and are indicated by ranges ashore. It is used by ships to calibrate logs, revolution counters, etc. as well as to measure the ship's speed.

(mathematical analysis) A subset of a given measurable space which is a member of the σ-algebra of that space.

(mathematical analysis, of a function) Such that the inverse image of any open set in its codomain is a Borel set of its domain.

(mathematical analysis) A function whose domain is a σ-algebra, whose codomain is [0,∞], and which is countably additive.

(mathematical analysis) A function whose domain is a σ-algebra, whose codomain is the set of complex numbers, and which is countably additive.