Dictionary · Instruments
Material measure
A device reproducing or supplying, in a permanent manner during its use, quantities of given values — gauge blocks, standard weights, volumetric flasks, standard resistors.
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Zero error
The datum measurement error when the specified measured value is zero.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 4.28
Scale of a displaying measuring instrument
The part of a displaying instrument consisting of an ordered set of marks with associated quantity values.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 3.5
Maximum permissible error (MPE)
The extreme value of measurement error, with respect to a known reference value, permitted by specifications or regulations for a given instrument. Verification confirms indications fall within ±MPE.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 4.26
Nominal indication interval
The set of values, bounded by rounded or approximate extreme indications, obtainable with a particular setting of the controls and used to designate that setting — the "0–100 V range" on a meter switch.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 4.4
Measuring chain
The series of elements of a measuring system constituting a single path of the measurement signal from sensor to output element.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 3.10
Discrimination threshold
The largest change in the value of the quantity being measured that causes no detectable change in the corresponding indication — stickiness quantified.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 4.16