exact measurement

collocation in English

meaningsofexactandmeasurement

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exact
adjective
uk
/ɪɡˈzækt/us
/ɪɡˈzækt/
in great detail, or complete, correct, or true in ...
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measurement
noun
uk
/ˈmeʒ.ə.mənt/us
/ˈmeʒ.ɚ.mənt/
the act or process ...
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(Definition ofexactandmeasurementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Such consistency suggests, again, that scribes rigorously maintained precise dimensions, which must have been the result ofexactmeasurement.
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Exactmeasurementof time was also the key to accurate mapping.
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Theexactmeasurementof welfare losses which result from trade taxes.
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Several faults cut the outcrops so that anexactmeasurementof the thickness is not possible.
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It would be unwise to try to give anexactmeasurement.
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These matters are not susceptible toexactmeasurement.
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I do not know what is theexactmeasurementof a generation; it has never been computed.
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That may be an overstatement, and there has been noexactmeasurementof numbers.
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I made it clear from the word "go" that we could not be tied in advance to anexactmeasurementof what we would spend.
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There is noexactmeasurement.
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If a moreexactmeasurementis required the sample will be sent to a laboratory for further testing.
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Theexactmeasurementof undue hardship is the combination of a variety of factors.
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Stated in more precise terms, they proved that anexactmeasurementof an operator, which additively replaces the operator with a conserved size, is impossible.
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However, the way the samples were handled precluded anexactmeasurementof the amount of water.
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In timing belts, the inverse ratio teeth of the belt contributes to theexactmeasurement.
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An advantage of tag-based methods is the open architecture, allowing for theexactmeasurementof any transcript, with a known or unknown sequence.
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However, the way the samples were handled prohibited anexactmeasurementof the amount of water.
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All possible tautomers and dimers can be present and form an equilibrium, and theexactmeasurementof all the equilibrium constants in the system is extremely difficult.
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The vehicle's engine, displacing 7.7 litres and having twelve cylinders, was reportedly capable of producing nearly one thousand horsepower, although anexactmeasurementwas never made.
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