measurement
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Compact spectrometers often have limited measurement ranges, reduced resolution, or lower accuracy, making them better suited to identifying substances than performing precise measurements.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
But he surely understood that this was an incautiously brief period of measurement, for the river’s annual flow was wildly variable, ranging from about 9.1 million to 25 million acre-feet during the 20-year sampling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
That early robot evaluated just 20 measurement points to determine the safest route ahead.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
Studying these signals together made it possible to identify and correct subtle sources of measurement error that earlier studies could largely overlook.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
The two tables opposite summarize the history of these two sorts of measurement.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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The measurements allowed the scientists to distinguish different uranium oxide phases within the radioactive fragments, revealing details that had previously been inaccessible.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
By April 1, nearly two-thirds of snowpack measurements across the West had reached or tied record lows, according to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
So, 2 completely independent measurements have found hints of time variation in dark energy, challenging the standard model that dark energy doesn't change.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Advances in understanding supernova behavior allowed the team to improve the consistency and accuracy of measurements gathered over decades.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
I would send them a sketch of the portrait and tell them to copy it faithfully, sending my measurements.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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