indirect measurement

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indirect
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.daɪˈrekt/us
/ˌɪn.daɪˈrekt/
happening in addition to an intended result, often in a way that is complicated or ...
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measurement
noun
uk
/ˈmeʒ.ə.mənt/us
/ˈmeʒ.ɚ.mənt/
the act or process ...
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Indirectmeasurementof results in a project for improving socialization among the elderly.
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However, this intertemporal test is anindirectmeasurement.
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However, only males were evaluated in these studies, and anindirectmeasurementof body composition was used.
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The sensor thereby belongs to theindirectmeasurementprinciples relying on the relationship between near-wall velocity gradients and the local wall-shear stress.
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This isindirectmeasurementthat depends on calibration to read pressure or vacuum correctly.
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The measurement of pressure was an early example of howindirectmeasurementwas added to the existing direct measurement of the same phenomena.
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Anotherindirectmeasurementof neutrino decoupling is allowed by the role that neutrino decoupling plays in setting the ratio of neutrons to protons.
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The rejection can be determined in various ways and provides anindirectmeasurementof the pore size.
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This value is anindirectmeasurementof the thickness of illite/muscovite packets which denote a change in metamorphic grade.
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Indirectmeasurementalways involve linkages or conversions of some kind.
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This is a specific length therefore anindirectmeasurementof the fineness of the linen, i.e. the number of length units per unit mass.
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All indirect measurements were only taken during uniformly overcast sky conditions or after sunset (mostly after 1700 h).
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Indirect measurements, however, can give clues to a potential problem.
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This allowsindirectmeasurementof cadence.
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Although originally postulated on the basis of indirect measurements, these features have subsequently been identified directly by structural studies.
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Anindirectmeasurementof blood pressure may be taken with a cuff placed around the middle coccygeal artery at the base of the tail, or above the digital artery.
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Similar problems arise in the field of inverse problems, where the aim is to reconstruct an unknown shape from indirect measurements.
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Microtubule sliding in swimming sperm flagella: direct and indirect measurements on sea urchin and tunicate spermatozoa.
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Taking indirect measurements every month generally enhanced the accuracy compared to taking measurements only once or twice, but goes along with a considerable increase in sampling effort.
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An exposure analyst can use direct or indirect measurements to determine if a person has been in contact with a specific contaminant.
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