mensuration

Definition of mensurationnext

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Noun
  • According to the California Department of Water Resources, the April 1 snowpack measurement at Phillips Station is the second lowest on record.
    Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • That means horology—the study of time’s measurement—has a very long history.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • With a superior code and decoder in hand, Cain, Xu, and Huang developed ways to pull off the intricate manipulations of the real qubits required to perform calculations, all while keeping them protected.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Her cooperation with Washington reflects strategic calculation and the need to buy time without losing the Chavista base amid geopolitical turbulence.
    Boris Muñoz, Time, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The machine would also have to keep up that cadence of error correction for days or even weeks while a computation runs, a feat no group has accomplished.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Existing solutions often rely on heavy computation, limiting their ability to operate in real time.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Both the deputy and the uninvolved driver were hospitalized for evaluation, but police did not provide details on their condition.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Because lenders may obtain your credit report from different agencies and apply a different scoring model, your credit score can differ slightly from one evaluation to another.
    Dan Avery, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Mensuration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mensuration. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

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