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True quantity value

The quantity value consistent with the definition of the quantity. In practice unknowable; measurement estimates it with stated uncertainty. VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 2…

VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 2.11

A quantity value used as a basis for comparison with values of quantities of the same kind — a true value, a conventional value, or…

VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 5.18

The probability that the set of true quantity values of a measurand is contained within a specified coverage interval — commonly 95 % in calibration practice…

VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 2.37

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Coverage interval

The interval containing the set of true quantity values of a measurand with a stated probability, based on available information — unlike a classical confidence…

VIM (JCGM 200:2012) 2.36