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\subsection{Measurements with TeraZ}  With a continuous luminosity of $5\times 10^{35} \cms$ per IP at a centre-of-mass of 90 91  GeV, TLEP is a Z-factory Z factory  able to deliver $7\times 10^{11}$ visible Z decays for one year of running, with very clean experimental conditions, centre-of-mass energy known to a fraction of MeV MeV,  and the possibility of longitudinally polarized beams. This allows beams, with which  the following experiments to can  be carried out. out:  \begin{itemize}  \item A precise a high-statistics  line-shape scan of the Z resonance resonance,  allowing a  precise determination of the Z mass and width; \item High high  statistics data collection at the Z peak; peak, towards the measurement of the Z partial widths, the determination of the number of light neutrinos, and the detection of rare decays;  \item Data high-statistics data  taking with longitudinally polarized beams. longitudinally-polarized beams, enable a precise determination of the weak mixing angle.  \end{itemize}  An extensive description of Electroweak measurements performed at LEP and SLC in 1988-1998 can be found in~\cite{ements_on_the_Z_resonance_2006}. in Ref.~\cite{ements_on_the_Z_resonance_2006}.  It is beyond the scope of this article to revisit all the measurements to establish the improvements brought about by TLEP, and we limit ourselves to a few key measurements. The typical improvement in statistics over the LEP experiments being a factor $10^5$ (a factor 300 reduction in statistical errors!) it is clear that a detailed consideration of systematic errors will be essential before a precise conclusion will be drawn on the achievable precisions. In addition, uncertainties in the theoretical interpretation will need to be revisited, this implying a significant new program of calculations of higher order Electroweak corrections.