This is a very obscure question. What sort of development are you thinking of?
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Rubbish answer.
One measure of industrial development in the South was the growth of industry
Waterfall model
It depends on what information you do have, but the simplest answer is to measure it.
The simplest way is to measure it using a metric measure tape. An alternative is to measure your height in inches and multiply the answer by 2.54
cotton
A desire to measure speed.
gross enrolment
powerful beyond measure
The desire to measure atmospheric pressure.
A desire to measure pressure.
A desire to record the occurrence and measure of earthquakes.
Per capita income is used by world bank to measure development