sentence: Measurements are an application of mathematics, for example in trigonometry.
sentences_before: Maybe I am too far removed from school mathematics.
sentences_after: Units are often given to give a lesson more a practical feel. They are rarely necessary. Of course you can integrate over Amperes or Pints, but that doesn't make them a mathematical topic. That is just my opinion of course.
concept_name: measurement
headings: Wikipedia:Simple talk/Archive 7 Category:Measurement