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Change log entry 72596
Processed by: richwarm (2021-05-07 00:21:26 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 68461 - submitted by 'samsara' >>
a little easier
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Editor: Except, we don't want "easy"; we want "correct": 测定 doesn't mean "to measure".

You can "cèdìng"
- a position
- a direction
- the truth or falsity of a conjecture
- the category in which something belongs
But you don't "measure" any of these things; you "determine" them.

Here's a typical definition:
經測量後確定。
So it's more than 測量; it's 確定 as well.

Examples:
a) 一位社会学家希望测定一下,聪明人是否也趋向选择聪明人作配偶。
b) 這棟大樓經過安全測定後,可於近日內啟用。
c) 明明想测定一下,食物中是否含有能量。
d) 您可以找一份科學可靠的關於測定氣質的量表,幫助孩子測定一下氣質類型。
Diff:
- 測定 测定 [ce4 ding4] /to survey and evaluate/
# + 測定 测定 [ce4 ding4] /to survey and evaluate/to measure
+ 測定 测定 [ce4 ding4] /to determine (by measuring or surveying)/
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