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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.
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Measurement accuracy
Closeness of agreement between a measured value and a true value of the measurand. A qualitative concept — a measurement is more accurate when it offers smaller error, but accuracy itself is not a number.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 2.13
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
Measured quantity value
The quantity value representing a measurement result — the value actually obtained for the measurand in a given measurement.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 2.10
Reference measurement procedure
A procedure accepted as providing results fit for assessing the trueness of values obtained from other procedures for the same kind of quantity.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 2.7
Measurement result
The set of quantity values attributed to a measurand together with any other available relevant information — generally a measured value with its measurement uncertainty.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 2.9
Influence quantity
A quantity that, in a direct measurement, does not affect the quantity actually measured but does affect the relation between the indication and the result — ambient temperature is the classic example.
VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 2.52