Editing Measurement (section)

=== Biology ===
In biology, there is generally no well established theory of measurement. However, the importance of the theoretical context is emphasized.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Houle|first1=David|last2=Pélabon|first2=Christophe|last3=Wagner|first3=Günter P.|last4=Hansen|first4=Thomas F.|date=2011|title=Measurement and Meaning in Biology|url=https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/dfa6/1a6ea872d2429f6ce4b9dd7dea965a3553eb.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529222403/https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/dfa6/1a6ea872d2429f6ce4b9dd7dea965a3553eb.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-05-29|journal=The Quarterly Review of Biology|language=en|volume=86|issue=1|pages=3–34|doi=10.1086/658408|pmid=21495498|s2cid=570080|issn=0033-5770}}</ref> Moreover, the theoretical context stemming from the theory of evolution leads to articulate the theory of measurement and historicity as a fundamental notion.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Montévil|first=Maël|date=2019|title=Measurement in biology is methodized by theory|url=https://www.academia.edu/38904550|journal=Biology & Philosophy|language=en|volume=34|issue=3|doi=10.1007/s10539-019-9687-x|s2cid=96447209|issn=0169-3867}}</ref>
Among the most developed fields of measurement in biology are the measurement of genetic diversity and species diversity.<ref>Magurran, A.E. & McGill, B.J. (Hg.) 2011: Biological Diversity: Frontiers in Measurement and Assessment Oxford University Press.</ref>