Their system fires light into a scene and gauges the differences between the arrival times of light reflected by nearby objects — such as panes of glass — and more distant objects.
Developed by American psychologist Paul Horst in the early 1950s, ipsative measurement tracks the progress or development of single individuals over time and has routinely served as an alternative to normative measurement, which gauges the differences in feelings and perceptions on certain topics between individuals.
When asked to gauge the difference Rafalski made today, defenseman Scott Niedermayer smiled and said, "From no points to 2 points".
It's not easy to gauge the difference: Listen still delivers the familiar crowd-pleasing builds and drops, the formulaic song structures.
Weiss's instrument would gauge the difference between these two fluctuating lengths, and it would do so on a gigantic scale, using miles of steel tubing.
To discern where a particular vowel sound falls in relation to the extremes, he says, "you gauge the difference from each anchor with a 'perceptual ruler' that measures in units of a just-noticeable difference". The farther the vowel is from an anchor, however, the blurrier the ruler becomes and the less accurately the sound is perceived.
Security is a delicate issue, and several city officials acknowledged yesterday that without specific information regarding the threats that a public official has received -- information that is generally kept secret -- it is hard to gauge the difference between justified protection and valet-style pampering.
Satellites have long been used to track ice extent, but calculating the waterborne ice thickness means the satellite has to gauge the difference between the top of the ice surface and the top of the water, which allows the overall volume then to be calculated.
With the engaging tenor Paul Groves as the angel Uriel, it was easier to gauge the difference between the venues.
To gauge the differences between the administration and Congressional democrats, I use Keith Poole's "common space" measurement of conservatism.
