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mismeasurement

mismeasurement

7.4
An incorrect amount or size you find when you check something
  • noun
  • /ˌmɪsˈmɛʒərmənt/
translation icon : error de medición
  • The mismeasurement of the temperature caused the experiment to fail.
  • mismeasurement of productivity
  • capital mismeasurement
  • mismeasurement hypothesis

Examples

  • Mismeasurement is still a big problem, he concluded, and it needs to be addressed.

    Academic text (2016)
  • As a result of both factors, the mismeasurement of productivity appears less important now than in the past.

    Academic text (2016)
  • All this is not to say that mismeasurement is bigger than what was found in the present paper.

    Academic text (2016)
  • We find no evidence that growing mismeasurement related to IT or other factors can fill this gap.

    Academic text (2016)
  • As discussed above, this mismeasurement was large in the past, and domestic production was more important.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The remaining sections of this paper explore rising mismeasurement as an alternative explanation.

    Academic text (2016)
  • However, the effects of mismeasurement on productivity have been less, rather than more, important since 2004.

    Academic text (2016)
  • First, the mismeasurement of information technology hardware is significant preceding the slowdown.

    Academic text (2016)
  • We now assess the quantitative importance of the mismeasurement of durable goods.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Although we find considerable evidence of mismeasurement, we find no evidence that the biases have gotten worse since the early 2000s.

    Academic text (2016)

Synonyms

mistake
vsmismeasurement
1.0

A wrong action or decision

is the wrong numeric outcome when assessing amounts, not any general fault
error
vsmismeasurement
306 1.0

A wrong belief, calculation, or action

is the wrong numeric outcome specific to finding amounts rather than any fault
miscalculation
vsmismeasurement
30 4.2

A wrong estimate of numbers or plans that causes problems

is the wrong outcome from finding amounts rather than general calculation faults
inaccuracy
vsmismeasurement
24 4.9

A mistake in information or measurement

is the wrong numeric outcome from finding amounts rather than general incorrectness
imprecision
vsmismeasurement
3 6.5

A thing that is not exact or clear, for example a measurement

is the wrong numeric outcome that changes the actual value rather than vagueness
misestimation
vsmismeasurement
8.0

A wrong guess about how much or how likely something is

is the wrong result when finding an amount or quantity
misreckoning
vsmismeasurement
9.5

An error in calculating numbers or amounts

is the wrong outcome when finding amounts or totals

How Accurate

measurement
183 1.9
mismeasurement
7.4
estimate
370 2.6
guess
768 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

mismeasurement = measurement (transparent) = mis + measure + ment

Formation by adding the negative prefix 'mis-' to 'measurement' yields the straightforward meaning 'an incorrect measurement'.

Etymology

The word mismeasurement breaks into mis- meaning 'wrong' (as in mistake) and measure meaning 'to find size or amount', with -ment meaning 'result'. So a mismeasurement is the result of measuring something incorrectly.