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The act of pinning a number on reality before it wriggles away.
means To determine the size, amount, or degree of something, or the unit and means used to do so.
from From Latin mensura, the act of measuring, via Old French mesure; the root mens- also gave us dimension and immense.
Many meaningsAlso a law, a dose, and musical bar.
For good measureOnce meant literally adding extra beyond the sale.
Measure twiceCarpenter wisdom outliving most carpenters who ignored it.