Measurements taken from instruments or meters. Literary or academic materials assigned for study, or public recitations of written works.
From Old English rǣding, related to rǣdan (to read, interpret). Originally meant the act of interpreting or explaining, later extended to include measurements and assigned texts.
The dual meaning of 'readings' reflects how both instruments and humans 'interpret' information - a thermometer reads temperature just as we read text, both involving the extraction of meaning from symbols or signs.
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