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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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Metrology
The science of measurement and its application — including all theoretical and practical aspects, whatever the uncertainty and field of application.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 2.2
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
Measurement method
A generic description of the logical organization of operations used in a measurement — substitution method, differential method, null method.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 2.5
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
Correction
Compensation for an estimated systematic effect, applied additively or multiplicatively. The uncertainty of the correction itself must enter the budget.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 2.53
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