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I was looking the following: https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/measurement
In the Section 2 [uncountable], there are two sentences:
the measurement of performance
accurate measurement of body temperature
Both "measurement"s are uncountable, but one with "the" and the other without "the".
I would like to know what the reason for with/without "the" for these sentences is?
The definition is referring to "measurement" as an action. You can use this form with "the".
Measurement of weight is very important.
The measurement of temperature gives us useful information.
It means "the act of measuring weight" and "the act of measuring temperature".
The difference in article usage in that definition is an editing anomaly. It doesn't have any meaning.
