diff --git a/docs/core/entity/sensor.md b/docs/core/entity/sensor.md
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@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ If specifying a device class, your sensor entity will need to also return the co
 
 | Type | Description
 | ---- | -----------
-| measurement | The state represents _a measurement in present time_, not a historical aggregation such as statistics or a prediction of the future.
+| measurement | The state represents _a measurement in present time_, not a historical aggregation such as statistics or a prediction of the future. Examples of what should be classified `measurement` are: current temperature, accumulated energy consumption, accumulated cost. Exampled of what should not be classified as `measurement`: Forecasted temperature for tomorrow, yesterday's energy consumption or anything else that doesn't include the _current_ measurement.