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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.

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

Sensitivity coefficient

The partial derivative ∂f/∂xᵢ of the measurement model with respect to an input quantity, evaluated at the estimates: it converts an input standard uncertainty into its contribution to the uncertainty of the result.

GUM (JCGM 100:2008) 5.1.3 · Uncertainty