take/make measurements• Hoffman was under great pressure to work fast and took measurements over two full days.• The real numbers which result from making measurements are interpreted as the eigenvalues of the correspondingobservable.• But an estimator can call at the customer's home, take measurements and quote a price.• They then began to take measurements to see if any heat was being generated, suggestive of fusionoccurring.• Mum was taking measurements of a boy I knew, for his new trousers and shirt.