system of measurement vs utility

utility vs system of measurement

system of measurement and utility both are nouns.

system of measurement is not an adjective while utility is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
system of measurement	Yes	No	No	No
utility	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, utility is a hyponym of system of measurement; that is, utility is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than system of measurement:

system of measurement: a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
utility: (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice

Other hyponyms of system of measurement include criterion, measure, standard, touchstone, system of weights and measures, point system, information measure, Brix scale, circular measure, board measure, Beaufort scale, system of weights, weight, temperature scale, monetary aggregate.

system of measurement (noun)	utility (noun)
a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic	the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility
	a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal
	the quality of being of practical use
	(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer
	a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
	(economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice

system of measurement (adjective)	utility (adjective)
	used of beef; usable but inferior
	capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team

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