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Metrological compatibility of measurement results
The property of a set of results for a stated measurand such that the absolute difference of any pair is smaller than a chosen multiple of the standard uncertainty of that difference — the VIM's formal test for "do these results agree".
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Measurement precision under intermediate precision conditions — the realistic "within-lab, over months" figure that belongs in most uncertainty budgets.
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Measurement repeatability
Measurement precision under repeatability conditions — the tightest, most flattering precision an instrument and operator can show.
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Reproducibility condition of measurement
A condition set that includes different locations, operators, and measuring systems applying the same procedure to the same or similar objects.
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A measurement systems analysis estimating the variation due to the gauge (repeatability) and the operators (reproducibility), commonly expressed as a percentage of total variation or tolerance.
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Repeatability condition of measurement
A condition set that includes the same procedure, operators, measuring system, operating conditions, and location, with replicates over a short period.
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