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Measurement method
A generic description of the logical organization of operations used in a measurement — substitution method, differential method, null method.
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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
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 principle
The phenomenon serving as the basis of a measurement — thermoelectric effect for a thermocouple, Doppler shift for a radar gun.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 2.4
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 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