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Measurand
…Specifying a measurand requires the kind of quantity and a description of the state of the phenomenon, body, or substance carrying it. VIM (JCGM…
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Selectivity of a measuring system
The property whereby the system provides measured values for one or more measurands that are independent of other measurands or influence quantities. VIM (JCGM…
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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…
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Steady-state operating condition
An operating condition under which the relation established by calibration remains valid even though the measurand varies with time. VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 4…
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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…
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Coverage probability
The probability that the set of true quantity values of a measurand is contained within a specified coverage interval — commonly 95 % in calibration practice…
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Input quantity in a measurement model
A quantity that must be measured, or whose value can be otherwise obtained, to calculate a measured value of the measurand. VIM (JCGM 200…
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Output quantity in a measurement model
The quantity whose measured value is calculated from the input quantity values using the model — the measurand's seat in the mathematics. VIM (JCGM…
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Measurement uncertainty
A non-negative parameter characterizing the dispersion of the quantity values being attributed to a measurand, based on the information used — the quantitative expression…
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Definitional uncertainty
The component of uncertainty resulting from the finite detail in the definition of the measurand itself — the floor below which no better procedure can…