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quantitative collapse: expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement; "export wheat without quantitative limitations"; "quantitative analysis determines the amounts and proportions of the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture"; (of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables; "in typical Greek and Latin verse of the classical period the rhymic system is based on some arrangement of long and short elements"; relating to the measurement of quantity; "quantitative studies"

metric system collapse: a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second

quantification collapse: the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something; a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no')

rhythmical collapse: recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose"

telemetry collapse: automatic transmission and measurement of data from remote sources by wire or radio or other means

surveying collapse: the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map; "he studied surveying at college"

instrumentation collapse: the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation; the instruments called for in a musical score or arrangement for a band or orchestra

triangulation collapse: a method of surveying; the area is divided into triangles and the length of one side and its angles with the other two are measured, then the lengths of the other sides can be calculated; a trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points a known distance apart; useful in navigation

appraisal collapse: the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth; a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

evaluation collapse: act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of; an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship"

scanning collapse: the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission; the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer

iambic collapse: a verse line consisting of iambs; of or consisting of iambs; "iambic pentameter"

pyrrhic collapse: an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare; a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables; of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans); "a Pyrrhic victory"; of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables; "pyrrhic verses"; of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece; "pyrrhic dance movements"

correction collapse: the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right; treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses"; a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; "market runups are invariably followed by a correction"; something substituted for an error; a rebuke for making a mistake; a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure

throbbing collapse: a sound with a strong rhythmic beat; "the throbbing of the engines"; pounding or beating strongly or violently; "a throbbing pain"; "the throbbing engine of the boat"

assessment collapse: the market value set on assets; an amount determined as payable; "the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership"

measured collapse: determined by measurement; "the measured distance was less than a mile"; the rhythmic arrangement of syllables

calculation collapse: the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods; planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting"; problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

approximation collapse: the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue; the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity); an imprecise or incomplete account; "newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events"

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