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mensuration

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as in measurement

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Meanwhile, repeatable measurements of alpha particles produced during the experiment provided evidence that the hydrogen-boron fusion reactions had, in fact, taken place.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
This is where measurement becomes political in the broadest sense of the word.

— Ekramy El Zaghat, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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And the cosmic radiation that Earth’s atmosphere filters out can scramble calculations, forcing systems to catch and correct errors on the fly.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
Per the center’s calculations, a family of four buying a home in Madera County would have to earn no more than $166,800 a year, while a family in Santa Clara County could earn up to $375,800 a year and still qualify.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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Instead of performing computations entirely through conventional electronic circuits, Q/C’s approach uses the interference of light to carry out certain mathematical operations.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Even when the weights and every elementary computation are available for inspection, no one can readily understand how the models produce a particular answer.

— Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026

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And in the full sentence that is a school, curricular interruptions are security threats to the accreditation evaluation that protects the bottom line.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 36, of Florida was deemed mentally competent by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Maria Cavalluzzi, meaning the criminal case can proceed after a competency evaluation delayed it for more than four months.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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