system of measurement
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3.5
- noun
- Specialized
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sistema de medidas
- The current system of measurement is outdated and seriously underestimates the count of the number of poor people in this country.
Examples
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Emma and Leanna: I loved Bad Romance, but Billboard uses a specific system of measurement and is the highest regarded system.
Blog text (26) -
But the technologies that have given rise to anytime, anyplace learning, the demand for lifelong learning in every contemporary profession, and the acknowledged failure of traditional grading systems to reflect the learning that actually takes place in American classrooms all conspire to make the emergence of a new system of measurement inevitable.
Academic text (2005) -
In those areas, codes, systems of measurement, and standards are being harmonized.
Academic text (1991) -
Brain scans showed electrical activity so far off the charts they had to create new systems of measurement.
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It is unfortunately cheaper to use an outdated system of measurement so that fewer people will be in poverty by government standards.
Blog text (13) -
What I was trying to do was to explore the reasons for and the implications of switching from a previous standard to a different system of measurement (which Siegel argues may have had the effect of an intervention as well).
Blog text (8) -
For the structural charting system of measurement, the pilot study attempted to ascertain whether the charting system was an effective and feasible representation of game flow.
Academic text (1995) -
In the United States, however, the conventional system of measurement is still widely used.
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In the U.S., most people are familiar with the customary U.S. system of measurement.
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Well, finally tonight, the United States is supposed to be adopting the metric system of measurement, but it is only inching along in that course.
Synonyms
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4.2
A measure used to judge the performance or success of something
A set of units used to measure length, weight, and time
Surface Forms
Morphology
system + of + measurement
The meaning is fully compositional: 'system' (a formalized set) combined with 'measurement' (the act/field of quantifying) yields a set of units or standards for measuring. The noun + of + noun structure is common across languages and follows ordinary semantic composition, so a B1 learner who knows the parts will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
System of measurement comes from the simple idea of people using the same tools and rules to measure things; imagine market sellers checking goods against one standard weight or a ruler so everyone agrees on size and price. That's why it means a set of 'units' and 'standards' used to measure length, mass, volume, and similar things.