direct measure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdirectandmeasure
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direct
adjective
uk/daɪˈrekt/us/daɪˈrekt/
going in a straight line towards somewhere or someone without stopping or ...
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measure
noun
uk/ˈmeʒ.ər/us/ˈmeʒ.ɚ/
a way of achieving something, or a method for dealing with ...
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(Definition ofdirectandmeasurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofdirect measure
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In contrast to cultural civilization, religious denomination is a moredirectmeasureof religious forces that influence the attitudes and values of the individual.
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The steepness (usually expressed as ' e-fold per s millivolts ') is adirectmeasureof the total charge (z) of this simple voltage sensor.
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The replication was done only on thedirectmeasure; the indirect measure was abandoned because it was considered too abstract for secondary students.
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Partial correlations provide adirectmeasureof the strength of the relationship between the dependent and the independent variables.
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In the absence of adirectmeasureof genetic liability (as would be provided by molecular genetic findings), genetic liability has to be inferred indirectly.
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For this reason, it provides a moredirectmeasureof the magnitude and sources of predictability in asset returns data.
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This ratio provides a better means of qualifying each arcade, and is adirectmeasureof physical internal/external continuity.
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Respiratory rates, as a moredirectmeasureof metabolism, were also determined.
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On this view, word count is perhaps even adirectmeasureof dreaminess and might well be taken as such.
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However, this dichotomous format does not provide adirectmeasureof willingness to pay; instead it must be estimated with statistical models30.
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As such, this index might be considered a moredirectmeasureof household wealth than political power or estate.
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But clearly this is not adirectmeasure.
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Thedirectmeasureassesses the importance that widow(er)s attach to support from or contact with others.
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The corresponding measure of parasite aggregation is given by the scale-free index d, which provides adirectmeasure.
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First, this approach allows us begin analysis with adirectmeasureof citizen preferences rather than with votes.
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Adirectmeasureof population is the number of households in the village ('number of households').
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This study has as yet nodirectmeasureof genetic risk.
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Adirectmeasureof phase offset is obviously not available.
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