remeasurement

Checking dimensions again

Remeasurement is the act of measuring something again, typically to verify accuracy, account for changes, or correct an earlier error.

The term appears frequently in accounting and finance, where assets or liabilities undergo remeasurement when their values change: The company recorded a loss on remeasurement of foreign currency holdings.

In construction and surveying, remeasurement confirms dimensions or quantities.

assessment

revaluation

Reassessing something's worth

resurvey · redetermination · recalculation · recomputation · inventory · audit · inspection · review · analysis · examination

calibration

recalibration

Adjusting measurement standards again

alignment · zeroing · resetting · referencing · benchmarking · normalization · truing · scaling · correction · verification

comparison

baseline

Standard for comparison

variance · deviation · change · delta · before-and-after · original · revised · updated · recount · recheck

accounting

fair value

Reasonable exchange price

impairment · depreciation · amortization · write-down · book value · mark-to-market · GAAP · actuarial · pension · foreign exchange

precision

accuracy

Degree of correctness

repeatability · reproducibility · resolution · tolerance · margin · error · uncertainty · confidence · decimal · significant figures

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sequence/iteration

remeasurementinitial assessment

First formal evaluation

baseline measurement · first reading · baseline

action vs. inaction

remeasurementestimation

Approximate value judgment

guesswork · approximation

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measure, measured, measuring, measures, measurement, measurable, immeasurable, measurer, immeasurably

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