measureslike
Measureslike is a neologism found in some discussions of measurement theory and data analysis to denote structures that resemble a mathematical measure but do not necessarily fulfill all standard axioms. The term is informal and not part of formal measure theory; it appears mainly in pedagogical contexts to compare different notions of size, extent, or similarity across disparate objects.
A typical measureslike object μ is described as a function defined on a family C of subsets of
Measureslike notions are commonly discussed alongside genuine measures, outer measures, and content. Outer measures illustrate a
In practice, measureslike tools appear in image analysis for intensity-based similarity, in probabilistic modeling for unnormalized
As a term, measureslike should be interpreted as a heuristic device rather than a formal category; when