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Assessment vs Measurement - What's the difference?

assessment | measurement |

As nouns the difference between assessment and measurement

is that assessment is the act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed while measurement is the act of measuring.

assessment

English

Noun

(wikipedia assessment) (en noun)
  • The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.
  • An appraisal or evaluation.

    • measurement

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of measuring.
  • Magnitude (or extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring.
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    See also

    : A Dictionary of Units of Measurement English adjectives