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Mismeasure in a sentence

Mismeasure meaning

To measure incorrectly or inaccurately.

Using Mismeasure

  • The main meaning on this page is: To measure incorrectly or inaccurately.
  • In the example corpus, mismeasure often appears in combinations such as: mismeasure of, the mismeasure.

Context around Mismeasure

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 36 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Mismeasure

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

of the mismeasure of man 2× 1996 the mismeasure of man 1× book the mismeasure of man 1× mismeasure of man 1× the mismeasure of man 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

davis also criticized 1× gould s j 1× in a 1982 1× mismeasure of man 1× similarly stephen j 1× the mismeasure of 1×

Common sentence endings:

differences in intelligence 1× right wing one 1× thurstone s analysis 1× use of data 1× used by psychologists 1× were generally critical 1×

Words around Mismeasure

Just before it in the word index:

mismated 2 mismatching 3 mismatches 42 mismatched 63 mismatch 154 mismash 3

Just after it in the word index:

mismong 2 misnagdim 4 misnamed 12 misner 4 misnomer 67 misnomers 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Mismeasure

  • In this selection, "mismeasure" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 36 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of the mismeasure of man and 1996 the mismeasure of man. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mismeasure" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mismeasure

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Davis also criticized the popular-press and the literary-journal book reviews of The Mismeasure of Man as generally approbatory; whereas, most scientific-journal book reviews were generally critical. (29 words)

Gould, S.J. (1996) "The Mismeasure of Man", Introduction to the Revised Edition Wilson and his supporters counter the intellectual link by denying that Wilson had a political agenda, still less a right-wing one. (35 words)

The Mismeasure of Man presents a historical evaluation of the concepts of the intelligence quotient ( IQ ) and of the general intelligence factor ( g factor ), which were and are the measures for intelligence used by psychologists. (35 words)

Longer example sentences

Mismeasure of Man. New York: Norton & Company, p. 97. In 1977 Gould conducted his own analysis on some of Morton's endocranial-volume data, and alleged that the original results were based on a priori convictions and a selective use of data. (42 words)

In a 1982 review of The Mismeasure of Man, Jensen gives point-by-point rebuttals to much of Gould's critique, including Gould's treatment of heritability, the "reification" of g, and the use of Thurstone's analysis. (38 words)

Similarly, Stephen J. Gould finds three main problems with intelligence testing, in his book The Mismeasure of Man that relate to Mead's view of the problem of determining whether there are indeed racial differences in intelligence. (37 words)

Example sentences (6)

Davis also criticized the popular-press and the literary-journal book reviews of The Mismeasure of Man as generally approbatory; whereas, most scientific-journal book reviews were generally critical.

Gould, S.J. (1996) "The Mismeasure of Man", Introduction to the Revised Edition Wilson and his supporters counter the intellectual link by denying that Wilson had a political agenda, still less a right-wing one.

In a 1982 review of The Mismeasure of Man, Jensen gives point-by-point rebuttals to much of Gould's critique, including Gould's treatment of heritability, the "reification" of g, and the use of Thurstone's analysis.

Mismeasure of Man. New York: Norton & Company, p. 97. In 1977 Gould conducted his own analysis on some of Morton's endocranial-volume data, and alleged that the original results were based on a priori convictions and a selective use of data.

Similarly, Stephen J. Gould finds three main problems with intelligence testing, in his book The Mismeasure of Man that relate to Mead's view of the problem of determining whether there are indeed racial differences in intelligence.

The Mismeasure of Man presents a historical evaluation of the concepts of the intelligence quotient ( IQ ) and of the general intelligence factor ( g factor ), which were and are the measures for intelligence used by psychologists.

Common combinations with mismeasure

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mismeasure" in a sentence?
An example: "Davis also criticized the popular-press and the literary-journal book reviews of The Mismeasure of Man as generally approbatory; whereas, most scientific-journal book reviews were generally critical." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "mismeasure" from authentic English texts.
What does "mismeasure" mean?
Mismeasure means: To measure incorrectly or inaccurately.
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