Knowledge

Metrology Dictionary

The complete VIM vocabulary — all numbered concepts of JCGM 200:2012 as faithful paraphrases with clause citations — plus clearly labeled practice terms from the GUM, ILAC, ISO and NIST guidance.

All A B C D E G I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z

All sources 172 VIM vocabulary 144 Practice & guidance 28

All disciplines 172 Calibration 14 Dimensional 3 General 19 Instruments 39 Mass 2 Pressure 1 Quality & Accreditation 11 Standards & Units 46 Statistics 13 Temperature 2 Uncertainty 22

Random measurement error

The component of measurement error that varies unpredictably in replicate measurements, characterized by a distribution usually summarized by its standard deviation.

VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 2.19 · General

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 · General