Measurement involves translating empirical relationships between objects into numerical relationships.

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Measurement is the process of assigning numbers to empirical properties of objects or events in order to represent quantities that are potentially useful for some purpose. These numbers result from translation of quantitative relationships between phenomena in the real world into numerical relationships that can be expressed mathematically.

Measurement Involves Translating Empirical Relationships Between Objects into Numerical Relationships