measurement
noun
the act of measuring.
mismeasurement
-
a word derived from
measurement.
Example Sentences
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To address mismeasurement concerns, the Bureau of Economic Analysis changed how three price categories are tabulated—legal services, investment services and computer software—and applied the change retroactively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
And, given the mismeasurement of the meridian, even the original French kilogram didn’t weigh quite what it should have.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 15, 2018
Some blame mismeasurement and argue that official stats don’t capture the full value of newfangled freebies such as Facebook.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2017
First, they said, mismeasurement has always been an issue in the information-technology sector, and it was just as big an issue in the period from 1995 to 2005, when productivity was growing rapidly.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 10, 2016
For egoism does not necessarily imply either misapprehension or mismeasurement.
From On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature by John Ruskin
