Dictionary · Instruments
Indication interval
The set of quantity values bounded by the extreme possible indications.
Related terms
More from Instruments
Instrument bias
The average of replicate indications minus a reference quantity value — the instrument-level counterpart of measurement bias.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 4.20
Zero error
The datum measurement error when the specified measured value is zero.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 4.28
Resolution
The smallest change in the quantity being measured that causes a perceptible change in the corresponding indication. Digital resolution contributes a rectangular uncertainty component of (δ/2)/√3.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 4.14
Steady-state operating condition
An operating condition under which the relation established by calibration remains valid even though the measurand varies with time.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 4.8
Limiting operating condition
An extreme operating condition an instrument is required to withstand without damage and without degrading specified properties when subsequently operated under rated conditions — survival limits, not working limits.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 4.10
Instrumental measurement uncertainty
The component of measurement uncertainty arising from the instrument or system in use, typically obtained from its calibration.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 4.24