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What do you understand by the term measurement ? Explain with example.

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(i) The process of measurement is basically a process of comparison of any physical quantity with its standard unit.
(ii) For example, when we state that a rope is 10 meter long, it is to say that it is 10 times as long as an object whose length is defined as 1 meter.
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