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What does "made up for it" mean?

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Rebecca

"Made up for it" means "compensated for it". He is saying that the progress made by using the new system compensated for the new system being less precise. Ex: I wasn't able to celebrate my birthday, but I had a party later to make up for it. Ex: Even though his job is hard, his salary makes up for it.

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