nu-se · W102

nuse · measurement, quantitative detection · ✅

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Domain	science / engineering / mathematics
Class	process / action
Type	compound
Register	standard / technical / scientific
First use	S187 (la-li ka nu-se lo-ra = "The person measures the energy." — PMS-001-B, Physics/Mathematics sample batch)

Composition

nu (quantity/number) + se (perception/detection) — perception that returns a quantity rather than a mere qualitative signal. Head-final: se (perception) is head; nu specifies the kind of perception — one that yields a number or measurable value as its output.

Definition

quantitative detection; measurement; to perceive a quantity; to obtain a number or magnitude from observation

Notes

The canonical compound for scientific measurement. ka nu-se = perform the act of measuring. Extension forms: nu-se-mu = measuring instrument (quantity-detection device) nu-se-su = measurement system / metrology framework nu-se-ka = the measured result / reading (the outcome of nu-se) Distinction from bare se (qualitative detection): se = I perceive something is there / has this quality; nu-se = I perceive its magnitude. Both can take the same patient; nu-se asserts the output is a number.

Related

nu (quantity), se (perception), nu-to (quantitative concept/parameter), nu-se-mu (measuring instrument), se-ka (W058 type, perceptual-agent)

In the corpus

1 attestation.

S#	Tonesu
S187	la-li ka nu-se lo-ra The person measures the energy.
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