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Preferred term

measure

Definition

  • A measure is a compound concept formed by determining an Observed Property for an Object Of Interest - for example the pH (Observed Property) of a sample of stream water (the Object Of Interest). Measures may optionally have associated Units Of Measure, a Matrix, and various Constraints and Statistical Measures.

Broader concept

Creator

  • herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

Editorial note

  • it is a synonym of parameter

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/10004

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