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Measurement and Observation

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Difference between Measurement and Observation

Measurement vs. Observation

Measurement is the assignment of a number to a characteristic of an object or event, which can be compared with other objects or events. Observation is the active acquisition of information from a primary source.

Similarities between Measurement and Observation

Measurement and Observation have 8 things in common (in Unionpedia): Level of measurement, Observable variable, Observational error, Quantum mechanics, Standard (metrology), Uncertainty principle, Wave function, Wave function collapse.

Level of measurement

Level of measurement or scale of measure is a classification that describes the nature of information within the values assigned to variables.

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Observable variable

In statistics, observable variable or observable quantity (also manifest variables), as opposed to latent variable, is a variable that can be observed and directly measured.

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Observational error

Observational error (or measurement error) is the difference between a measured value of a quantity and its true value.

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Quantum mechanics

Quantum mechanics (QM; also known as quantum physics, quantum theory, the wave mechanical model, or matrix mechanics), including quantum field theory, is a fundamental theory in physics which describes nature at the smallest scales of energy levels of atoms and subatomic particles.

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Standard (metrology)

In metrology (the science of measurement), a standard (or etalon) is an object, system, or experiment that bears a defined relationship to a unit of measurement of a physical quantity.

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Uncertainty principle

In quantum mechanics, the uncertainty principle (also known as Heisenberg's uncertainty principle) is any of a variety of mathematical inequalities asserting a fundamental limit to the precision with which certain pairs of physical properties of a particle, known as complementary variables, such as position x and momentum p, can be known.

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Wave function

A wave function in quantum physics is a mathematical description of the quantum state of an isolated quantum system.

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Wave function collapse

In quantum mechanics, wave function collapse is said to occur when a wave function—initially in a superposition of several eigenstates—appears to reduce to a single eigenstate (by "observation").

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Measurement and Observation Comparison

Measurement has 154 relations, while Observation has 97. As they have in common 8, the Jaccard index is 3.19% = 8 / (154 + 97).

References

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