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Length, when referring to measurement in one dimension (as in the length of a line segment or a or a piece of string), has a specialized meaning. So does height when it is used in conjunction with base.
Confidence votes 317. The purpose of measurement is to be able to have a group of units that everyone can use as a rule of thumb when trying to describe something's height, weight or volume.