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प्रश्न
What is measurement? How is a measurement expressed?
What is measurement?
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उत्तर १
Measurement is a comparison of an unknown quantity with a known fixed quantity of the same kind.
The value obtained on measuring a quantity is called its magnitude. The magnitude of a quantity is expressed as numbers in its unit.
उत्तर २
Measurement is the process of finding an unknown physical quantity by using a standard quantity.
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