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The answer to your question lies in the actual impedance of the meter that you are using.
Now, it's a situation of horses for courses.
Using a high Z (impedance) meter is one thing, using a meter that will draw enough current to give a decent reading is another.
I've been called out to I don't know how many faults caused by Electricians that don't how to use the right type of Test Gear.
The problem is Ghost Voltages caused by the overall Reactance and Inductance of the circuit will upset a high Z meter where as a low impedance one will discount Ghost Voltages.