Quantification is Neither Necessary Nor Sufficient for Measurement

Mari, Luca; Maul, Andrew; Irribarra, David Torres; Wilson, Mark; Rossi, GB; Crenna, F; Belotti, V

Abstract

Being an infrastructural, widespread activity, measurement is laden with stereotypes. Some of these concern the role of measurement in the relation between quality and quantity. In particular, it is sometimes argued or assumed that quantification is necessary for measurement; it is also sometimes argued or assumed that quantification is sufficient for or synonymous with measurement. To assess the validity of these positions the concepts of measurement and quantitative evaluation should be independently defined and their relationship analyzed. We contend that the defining characteristic of measurement should be the structure of the process, not a feature of its results. Under this perspective, quantitative evaluation is neither sufficient nor necessary for measurement.

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Título según WOS: ID WOS:000325682000007 Not found in local WOS DB
Título de la Revista: XXIII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTEGRABLE SYSTEMS AND QUANTUM SYMMETRIES (ISQS-23)
Volumen: 459
Editorial: IOP PUBLISHING LTD
Fecha de publicación: 2013
DOI:

10.1088/1742-6596/459/1/012007

Notas: ISI