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Measured quantity value
The quantity value representing a measurement result — the value actually obtained for the measurand in a given measurement.
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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
The process of experimentally obtaining one or more quantity values that can reasonably be attributed to a quantity, presupposing a description of the quantity, a procedure, and calibrated equipment.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 2.1
Primary reference measurement procedure
A reference procedure used to obtain a result without relation to a standard for a quantity of the same kind — the route by which primary standards are realized.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 2.8
Measurement error
Measured quantity value minus a reference quantity value; comprises a systematic component and a random component.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 2.16
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
Measurand
The quantity intended to be measured. Specifying a measurand requires the kind of quantity and a description of the state of the phenomenon, body, or substance carrying it.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 2.3