Indirect Measurement
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Pronunciation: in•DI•rect MEAS•ure
Definition
a measurement that can't be made using a measuring device, but instead is calculated or derived based on direct or other indirect measurements
Example
You have cards that are 3 inches long and a piece of wood of undetermined length. Exactly two cards fit along the length of the wood. Because you know the length of the cards are 3 inches each, you can calculate that the length of the wood is 6 inches.