Question
When a voltage measuring device is connected to $AC$ mains, the meter shows the steady input voltage of $220V.$ This means,

Answer

The meter reads not $v$ but $< v^2 >$ and is calibrated to read $\sqrt{<\text{v}^2>}$.

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