premeasure
- noun
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pre-medida
- The researchers conducted a premeasure of participants' knowledge before the training began.
Examples
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To ensure that the experiment involved interaction between strangers, we examined frequency scores on premeasures of familiarity. Participants had indicated how well they knew each other on a 7-point scale, on which higher scores indicated greater familiarity.
Academic text (2003) -
This task required students to read aircraft instruments and identify which one of the four aircraft illustrated was in the position indicated on the instruments. Estimates of the reliability of these premeasures using the Kuder-Richardson formula were .86 for interest and .87 for self-efficacy.
Academic text (1992) -
The important part is Premeasure, not Measure.
Blog text (31) -
The AIC task on the premeasure would not be familiar to most of the subjects.
Academic text (1992) -
Participants consented and then separately completed premeasures.
Academic text (2003) -
All subjects were given a premeasure to assess their interest and self-efficacy for reaming an aircraft instrument comprehension task.
Academic text (1992) -
Premeasure for nighttime feedings and on-the-go, and you're a ready-to-go mama!
Blog text (9) -
Before the event, each guest received a premeasure to ensure there was enough food for everyone.
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A premeasure of the required materials helped the team stay organized throughout the project.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Premeasure is made of pre- 'before' and measure 'to find size or amount'. So a premeasure is a measurement taken before something is needed or used, to make sure it will fit or work.
