Measurement

Time (clock/sun) Distance (Cm, m, mm, km ect) Length/Height ( " " ") Temperature (thermometer) Wealth (Average wealth in a country) Area (cm^2) Perimeter (cm) Mass (g) Density Weight (kg, g) Velocity (m/s) Speed (km/h ect)
 * Measurement**
 * What is measurable?**


 * __Love is__**
 * Affection/Sacrifice
 * Intense feeling/Passion
 * Blind
 * Heroic
 * Love
 * Infatuation
 * Duality
 * Argument
 * Selfless
 * Candleman


 * Love is** __**NOT**__
 * Indifference
 * A joke
 * Defined
 * Depressing
 * Limited
 * Generic
 * Sacrifice


 * What is measurable, what is not?**
 * Why are things measureable?**
 * What is required to make a measure?**
 * Is there a difference between measureable & quantifiable?**
 * Once things are quantified, what is required to make the data “useful”?**
 * How do you define the idea of utility?**
 * When we look at data, what are we looking for?**
 * Is measurement comprehended rationally or empirically?**

I believe that although there are non-materialistic things in this world, which cannot be measured with numbers, everything is in someway measurable. For example emotions. When you see someone angry, you make a judgment in your mind as to how angry he or she are, and you come to conclude whether they are extremely angry, or just slightly annoyed. However, despite the fact that all is measurable, the scale to which we measure them with is subjective, as other people may not agree; I may believe that Maan is extremely angry, and that I should stay away from him, whilst Moh may not believe so, and may think that he is just annoyed. Humans like to measure things because by measuring, you come to a better understanding of that specific subject, and it is of human nature to have the desire to understand as we like to learn and improve our way of living in this world, although it may be subconscious, humans tend to make measurements of almost everything. Statistics are an example of quantifiable measurements. Although that is a form of measurements, and they have the similarities of being finalized by a certain scale, I believe that they are two different ideas [K1] , as quantifiable measurements refer only to measurements that are measured with numbers of by a fixed numeric scale, measurements alone however refers to all measurements regardless what the scale may be. As I mentioned earlier, measurements can be applied to everything existing in this world. Quantity however, only refers to those that can be given numbers, and that can be counted. For example, they number of boys vs. the number of girls. That is quantifiable as both arguments are answered with a number. Quantity tends to be used by a society as a whole, for example, the number of car accidents that happen in a certain area, or the number of people in a society. They tend to be facts that can be and are usually relevant to all people in a community. Measurements however are not always objective. Putting all mathematical aspects aside, the measurements we make are made to satisfy the curiosity and to fulfill the observations of each individual. The same goes to measurements, once you make a measurement, you would then interpret it for yourself, and act upon your interpretation. E.g. If you see that Maan is angry, and you measure his anger as extremely angry, you would then decide to stay away from him in order to stay out of trouble, and not to further his anger. Although quantity and measurement are both used in the same way, and are both useful, they are useful to different people. Quantity can benefit an entire community, and so it objective, however measurements tend to benefit only the individual, and so is subjective.
 * Measurements and quantity are used in society to further ones understanding. However neither can be used alone. Once you take a measurement, or count the quantity of something, that data then needs to be interpreted to be useful. For example If you have the data for the number of car accidents in a certain area, for that data to be useful, you need to find a connection or link for that data so that it can be used, For example, you need to see whether the number of accidents which occur in that area are greater or less than in others. If it is, you would then collect more data, for example how many cars drive by, or what is the speed limit if there is. You would then understand why the accidents may happen and would try to prevent them. **

 [K1] Elaborate, make the split between the 2 clear