Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To measure incorrectly; estimate erroneously.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To measure or estimate incorrectly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive, intransitive To
measure incorrectly orinaccurately .
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Examples
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Thus inflation gets underestimated and the Fed makes mistakes based on this mismeasure.
How the Fed Is Holding Back Recovery David Malpass 2010
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"If you mismeasure this, then everything's off," he explains.
'Quiet Strength' Of Rosa Parks, Mother Teresa Portrayed In National Cathedral Bryan Maygers 2011
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"If you mismeasure this, then everything's off," he explains.
'Quiet Strength' Of Rosa Parks, Mother Teresa Portrayed In National Cathedral Bryan Maygers 2011
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"If you mismeasure this, then everything's off," he explains.
'Quiet Strength' Of Rosa Parks, Mother Teresa Portrayed In National Cathedral Bryan Maygers 2011
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"If you mismeasure this, then everything's off," he explains.
'Quiet Strength' Of Rosa Parks, Mother Teresa Portrayed In National Cathedral Bryan Maygers 2011
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He seemed to really mismeasure (overmuch) the probabilities of potential threats they posed.
John Doerr’s Advice for Barack Obama: Hire Bill Joy - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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The “measure of man” is the impossible ideal of a scholar like that, and the mismeasure of humanity the inevitable outcome.
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The mismeasure of desire: the science, theory and ethics of sexual orientation.
Naturalistic Approaches to Social Construction Mallon, Ron 2008
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The “measure of man” is the impossible ideal of a scholar like that, and the mismeasure of humanity the inevitable outcome.
A Single Spark 2006
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Read the mismeasure of man by Stephen Gould to see how even good scientists can have their judgement warped by preconceptions.
Did Jones et al 1990 "fabricate" its quality control claims? « Climate Audit 2007
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