measurement
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This is assuredly a consequence of bad luck rather than a measurement of merit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Previous research in this area has used a measurement called wet-bulb temperature, which incorporates humidity to estimate how much heat a human body can withstand.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
And according to lead author Jordan Etkin, “The very people who self-select into measurement are the ones who are hurt by it.”
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Earlier studies had not often included this type of objective measurement.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
It shows how the measurement of longitude and latitude depends upon reference to an imaginary grid.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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The results settle two long-standing discrepancies in diamond research and bring experimental measurements into close agreement with simulations based on quantum mechanics.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
The team's measurements also showed the level of nitrogen dioxide children were exposed to fell faster in London than in Luton over this time.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Gen knows the exact measurements of her salad order and is strictly forbidden from eating any bread.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
Scientists collected their measurements during an expedition aboard the Royal Research Ship Discovery around Greenland and the Davis Strait in spring and summer 2022.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
But Franklin’s measurements suggested that magnesium could not be at the center.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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