measurement

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“VO2 max” is a health measurement that suggests how fit you are based on metrics like heart rate during activity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

"While a laser looks to the naked eye like a steady beam, there's actually a lot of fluctuation, which causes noise when you're using lasers for measurement," says Vamivakas.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Her measurement of genuine time saving: “Am I spending time in a way that makes me feel more alive?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

"At first we assumed it was a measurement artifact or some kind of interference," recalls Schultheiß.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

One could predict the approximate number of times that the result would be A or B, but one could not predict the specific result of an individual measurement.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking