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The following chapter attempts to define the notions of metric and measurement which underlie this book. It further elaborates on general properties of metrics and introduces useful terms and concepts from measurement theory, without being overly formal.
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Böhme, R., Freiling, F.C. (2008). On Metrics and Measurements. In: Eusgeld, I., Freiling, F.C., Reussner, R. (eds) Dependability Metrics. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4909. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68947-8_2
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