Size 264558 213318476 2008-05-18T20:31:30Z 75.70.134.215 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 {{disambig}} [[cy:Maint]] [[de:Größe]] [[el:Μέγεθος]] [[es:Tamaño]] [[nl:Afmeting]] [[ja:サイズ]] [[pt:Tamanho]] [[ru:Размер]]