Measurement, Knowledge and Advancement

Peter H. Sydenham

Abstract

Many have observed that measurement, knowledge generation and advancement are companion activities. The evidence for this assertion comes from sources over the long history of mankind. Better understanding of these connections appears to be able to yield advances in knowledge generation systems. Current understanding of the meaningful nature of measurements lags way behind other aspects and is a major area needing attention by use of multiple styles of thinking found in both the hard and soft sciences. Internet messaging has opened up new horizons in collection, storage and dissemination of measurement knowledge. The state of understanding and trends of the relationships are reviewed in relation to measurement systems.

Keywords

measurement, knowledge, advancement, human progress, information management

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TC7 - Measurement Science

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