mismeasurement
noun
(alsomis-measurement)uk/mɪsˈmeʒ.ə.mənt/us/ˌmɪsˈmeʒ.ɚ.mənt/[U]
afailuretomeasurethesize,amount,value, orimportanceof somethingcorrectly:
Thecasesinvolveallegationsof mismeasurement and undervaluation ofgasvolumeson whichroyaltypaymentsaredue.
Mis-measurement oftariffsis alsocapturedin themodel.
[C]
anincorrectvaluerelatingto thesize,amount, orimportanceof something:
These areinadvertentmismeasurements and miscalculations.
Thelowerthequalityof theimage, thehigherthechanceof mis-measurements.
- It ispossiblethat this is anillusioncausedby the mismeasurement ofexports.
- We must take intoaccountanypotentialmismeasurement.
- Asystemis morelikelyto have highreliabilityif it isfreeofunintendedorintendedmismeasurement orerror.
Measuring & weighing
- cost-of-living index
- decibel
- gage
- life-size
- measure
- measuresomethingout
- measure up
- meter
- pacesomethingoff/out
- pinhole
- planimetric
- plumb
- proof
- quantifiable
- quantification
- RBC
- remeasure
- rise
- survey
- telemetry
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Making mistakes
Measurements in general