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Quantification is Neither Necessary Nor Sufficient for Measurement

Content Provider	Scilit
Author	Mari, Luca Maul, Andrew Irribarra, David Torres Wilson, Mark R.
Copyright Year	2013
Description	Journal: Journal of Physics: Conference Series Being an infrastructural, widespread activity, measurement is laden with stereotypes. Some of these concern the role of measurement in the relation between quality and quantity. In particular, it is sometimes argued or assumed that quantification is necessary for measurement; it is also sometimes argued or assumed that quantification is sufficient for or synonymous with measurement. To assess the validity of these positions the concepts of measurement and quantitative evaluation should be independently defined and their relationship analyzed. We contend that the defining characteristic of measurement should be the structure of the process, not a feature of its results. Under this perspective, quantitative evaluation is neither sufficient nor necessary for measurement.
Related Links	http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/459/1/012007/pdf
ISSN	17426588
e-ISSN	17426596
DOI	10.1088/1742-6596/459/1/012007
Journal	Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	459
Language	English
Publisher	IOP Publishing
Publisher Date	2013-09-06
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal: Journal of Physics: Conference Series History and Philosophy of Science Quantification Is Neither Necessary Necessary Nor Sufficient for Measurement
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Physics and Astronomy

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