observation vs measure

measure vs observation

observation and measure both are nouns.

observation is not a verb while measure is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
observation	Yes	No	No	No
measure	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, measure is a hypernym of observation; that is, measure is a word with a broader meaning than observation:

observation: the act of making and recording a measurement
measure: the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule

Other hypernyms of observation include measurement, measuring, mensuration.

observation (noun)	measure (noun)
the act of observing; taking a patient look	how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
the act of making and recording a measurement	the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
the act of noticing or paying attention	any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
facts learned by observing	measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
a remark expressing careful consideration	a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
	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

observation (verb)	measure (verb)
	express as a number or measure or quantity
	determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
	evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
	have certain dimensions

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