how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify | a move made to gain a tactical end |
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule | an action aimed at evading an opponent |
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal | a military training exercise |
measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements | a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill |
a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance | a plan for attaining a particular goal |
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats | |
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse | |
a statute in draft before it becomes law | |
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated | |