Using this technique, changes in the velocity of the star that is, the wobble caused by the previously unseen planet can be measured extremely accurately.

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One way to demonstrate this is to remember that the gap between domestic saving and investment must be equal to the current-account balance, which is probably measured more accurately.

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When the problem has been more accurately measured, perhaps something will be done about it.

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Such consumers can be targeted by internet advertisers and, in some cases, their responses accurately measured.

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The Economist questioned: How will the impact of something as nebulous as counseling be accurately measured?

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There's no reason, he says, that radio can't at least be as accurately measured as television, which once used the same methodology but eventually switched to electronic measurement.

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Patwari also measured how many nodes were required to measure breathing accurately.

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