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To fulfill the capacitive measurements, two capacitive sensors in the measuring channel and two capacitive sensors in the reference channel were used. The method of least squares and general linear regression instruments were used to obtain robust and near-linear transfer function of the capacitive water-cut meter. The prototype product of the water-cut meter was developed with the purpose of fulfilling multiple moisture measurements and checking the workability of the new transfer function. Values of moisture content for the new transfer function and the closest analog were compared with the help of dispersion analysis. 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