Misscreen
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Misscreen is a verb meaning To screen (examine in order to assess the status of) improperly.
Meaning
To screen (examine in order to assess the status of) improperly.
Example Sentences
Let me say this: In going from about 3,000 girls to 9,500 girls in a very short period of time, in April, May, and June, we got some youngsters who were misscreened, were poorly screened, and didn't belong in the Job Corps.
a very limited number of plants (about 0.5%), classified as susceptible to scab in greenhouse, showed no scab lesions after two years in nursery and, because they had all the Vf-linked markers, were probably misscreened in greenhouse;
In judging the evidence on these and subsequent questions, the 5 per cent level of statistical significance is used. χ² and p values are always given for the combination of over-and underscreening into per cent misscreened and for the combination of over- and underrating into per cent misrated.
Word Forms
- misscreens
- misscreening
- misscreened
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