TEI Lex-0

— A baseline encoding for lexicographic data

12.1.76. <measure>

<measure> (measure) contains a word or phrase referring to some quantity of an object or commodity, usually comprising a number, a unit, and a commodity name. [3.6.3. Numbers and Measures]
Modulecore — Specification
Attributes
typespecifies the type of measurement in any convenient typology.
Derived fromatt.typed
StatusOptional
Datatypeteidata.enumerated
Contained by
header: extent
May containCharacter data only
Note

In TEI Lex-0, <measure> is used exclusively within <extent> to express quantified information about a carrier, such as page counts, dimensions, file sizes, or measurable lexicographic properties such as the number of entries, senses, examples etc.

Example
<extent>
 <measure unit="pagesquantity="210">210 pp.</measure>
</extent>
ExampleThe <extent> element may be used to supply statistical information about a given dictionary.
<fileDesc>
 <!-- ... -->
 <extent>
  <measure unit="entriesquantity="15,306"/>
  <measure unit="sensesquantity="46,558"/>
 </extent>
</fileDesc>
Content model
<content>
 <textNode/>
</content>
    
Schema Declaration

element measure
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.cmc.attributes,
   att.measurement.attributes,
   att.ranging.attributes,
   att.typed.attribute.subtype,
   attribute type { text }?,
   text
}