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measurement

[mezh-er-muhnt] / ˈmɛʒ ər mənt /


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Like sleep staging, it’s an inference, not a direct measurement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

A key measurement involved determining how much the system's objects move in response to their mutual gravitational attraction.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

If the measurement is higher or lower than “ideal,” the app provides a short blurb about what that could mean, like I could have slept poorly or had too much caffeine.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

However, Chris Weston at Pepperstone added that "the discrepancy may reflect differences in revenue measurement rather than an outright deterioration in OpenAI's underlying business".

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

It thus requires not one measurement but two.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

This global system maintains communications with spacecraft traveling throughout the solar system and beyond, while also supporting radar measurements and radio astronomy research.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Wouldn’t it be convenient if a wearable health tracker could take measurements without the panic-inducing arm squeeze?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Work published in Machine Learning with Applications in September 2026 explored another possibility: using artificial intelligence to estimate knee loading from acceleration measurements collected at the foot.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

"We're not yet at the point where brain measurements can be used to choose the right treatment for patients, but the study does show one possible route," Palva says.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

But did Galileo make his measurements in Florence, or earlier in his life in Venice?

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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