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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.

Guard band

An interval applied between the tolerance limit and the acceptance limit to control the risk of false accept or false reject given measurement uncertainty — commonly the expanded uncertainty U, per ILAC-G8.

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