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Use of 'As Is' (..., choose a technique that allows you to measure it 'as is')



 
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Use of 'As Is' (..., choose a technique that allows you to measure it 'as is') #1 (permalink) Thu Sep 06, 2007 15:00 pm   Use of 'As Is' (..., choose a technique that allows you to measure it 'as is')		  
Hello,

Today I came across this while reading a manual for a machine made in USA.
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If the sample is extremely hard, choose a technique that allows you to measure it "as is".


Does "as is" here mean the hardness of the material is not a factor in the measurement?

And, would "as is" here have the same meaning without the inverted commas?

Many thanks in advance.

Nina
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Use of 'As Is' (..., choose a technique that allows you to measure it 'as is') #2 (permalink) Thu Sep 06, 2007 15:47 pm   Use of 'As Is' (..., choose a technique that allows you to measure it 'as is')		  
'As is' means 'as it is'. If it's too hard, the sample will have to be measured in its present condition.
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Use of 'As Is' (..., choose a technique that allows you to measure it 'as is') #3 (permalink) Thu Sep 06, 2007 15:51 pm   Use of 'As Is' (..., choose a technique that allows you to measure it 'as is')		  
Thank you Conchita. Sometimes I think, I think too much.
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