This process involves comparing several variables common to both files and generates a single numerical measure of how well two particular records match. (abs.gov.au)
Because many platforms have numerical measures of your popularity (friends, followers, connections, etc.), it's tempting to try and build your numbers up as quickly as possible. (inc.com)
«If you impose a simplistic numerical measure and lose sight of the other important goals of the institution,» says Koretz, «then the other goals get short shrift.» (gse.harvard.edu)