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Correction
Compensation for an estimated systematic effect, applied additively or multiplicatively. The uncertainty of the correction itself must enter the budget.
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Conventional quantity value
A quantity value attributed to a quantity by agreement for a given purpose — the conventional value of local gravity, or the conventional mass of a weight.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 2.12
Measurement procedure
A detailed description of a measurement according to a principle and method, based on a measurement model — detailed enough that a trained operator can perform it. The SOP is its documented form.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 2.6
Systematic measurement error
The component of measurement error that in replicate measurements remains constant or varies predictably. Known systematic errors are compensated by correction.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 2.17
Measurement result
The set of quantity values attributed to a measurand together with any other available relevant information — generally a measured value with its measurement uncertainty.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 2.9
Measured quantity value
The quantity value representing a measurement result — the value actually obtained for the measurand in a given measurement.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 2.10
Measurement accuracy
Closeness of agreement between a measured value and a true value of the measurand. A qualitative concept — a measurement is more accurate when it offers smaller error, but accuracy itself is not a number.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 2.13