Size
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lowercase [[size (Unix)]]
{{Wiktionary|size}}
The word '''size''' may refer to how big something is. In particular:
* [[Measurement]]
* Dimensions: [[length]], [[width]], [[height]], [[diameter]], [[perimeter]], [[area]], [[volume]]
* [[Clothing sizes]] such as [[shoe size]] or [[dress size]]
* [[Anthropometry|Body dimensions]]
**[[Human height]]
**[[Human weight]]
* In [[statistics]] ([[hypothesis testing]]), the '''size''' of the test refers to the rate of [[false positives]], denoted by α.
* In [[computing]], [[filesize]]
* [[size (Unix)]], a command-line Unix tool.
* [[Magnitude (mathematics)|Magnitude]] or size of a mathematical object.
* [[Magnitude]] of brightness or intensity of a star or an earthquake as measured on a [[logarithmic scale]].
* In mathematics there are, in addition to the dimensions mentioned above (equal if there is an isometry), various other concepts of size for sets:
**[[measure (mathematics)]]
**[[cardinality]] (equal if there is a bijection)
**for well-ordered sets: [[ordinal number]] (equal if there is an order-isomorphism)
'''Size''' can also refer to:
* [[Sizing]], gelatinous or glutinous substances used as a glaze or filler for porous materials such as paper or cloth
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[[cy:Maint]]
[[de:Größe]]
[[el:Μέγεθος]]
[[es:Tamaño]]
[[nl:Afmeting]]
[[ja:サイズ]]
[[pt:Tamanho]]
[[ru:Размер]]