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A probability distribution assigning equal likelihood everywhere between limits ±a. Used for Type B components where only limits are known; its standard uncertainty is…

GUM (JCGM 100:2008) 4.3.7

…Ifweknow thestandarddeviationsoftheGaussianuncertainties ofan Itemofcalibration, andthusthetotalGaussianstandard deviation, andifweassessthemaximumvalueofeachof theestimateduncertainties, andassumethatthesehavea rectangular distribution, wecanatoncefindthetotal standarddeviationofthemeasurements. Wecanthenstate thattheprobabilityofanuncertaintylyingoutside±2ais lessthan0.0455ortheprobabilityofanuncertaintylying outside±3oislessthan0.0027,withouthavingtogoto allthetroubleofcalculating thecombineddistribution…

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