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Measurements, one might say, are a simple quantification of the thing measured. In fact, to some, the measurement itself is a science. “Measurement” of something is the comparison of one of its attributes to a calibrated, standard. The standard itself is the subject of rigorous objective study. One outcome of that study is the proper calibration of accurate instruments, themselves reflecting the standard to within a known margin of error. And, the margin of error is closely focused to within a few percentage points of probable uncertainty. Thus the three faces of measurement as a science are the measurement, the...
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