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4.25 accuracy class
2.29
2.13 accuracy of measurement
2.13 accuracy
3.11 adjustment of a measuring system
2.39
3.12
3.11 adjustment
4.2 background indication
1.4 base quantity
1.1
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.10
1.16
1.10 base unit
1.12
1.13
1.14
1.16
1.17
1.18
1.23
1.25
2.18 bias
4.2 blank indication
4.31 calibration curve
2.39
4.30
4.30 calibration diagram
2.39
2.40 calibration hierarchy
2.41
2.42
5.15
2.39 calibration
2.7
2.16
2.22
2.29
2.40
2.41
2.42
2.44
3.11
4.8
4.24
4.30
5.1
5.5
5.6
5.11
5.12
5.13
5.12 calibrator
2.22
5.13
5.14
5.15
5.14 certified reference material
2.29
3.6
5.18
1.12 coherent derived unit
1.10
1.14
1.16
1.23
1.25
1.14 coherent system of units
1.10
1.23
2.31 combined standard measurement uncertainty
2.35
2.38
5.1
2.31 combined standard uncertainty
5.15 commutability of a reference material
5.11 conservation of a measurement standard
2.12 conventional quantity value
2.16
2.17
5.18
1.29 conventional reference scale
2.12 conventional value of a quantity
2.12 conventional value
1.24 conversion factor between units
2.53 correction
2.3
2.17
2.26
2.39
2.50
5.10
2.38 coverage factor
2.33
2.35
2.36 coverage interval
2.37
2.37 coverage probability
2.26
2.35
5.14 CRM
4.27 datum error
4.27 datum measurement error
4.28
4.17 dead band
2.27 definitional uncertainty
2.11
2.26
1.5 derived quantity
1.1
1.7
1.10
1.11
1.14
1.11 derived unit
1.12
1.13
1.17
1.18
4.18 detection limit
4.7
3.9 detector
1.7 dimension of a quantity
1.8 dimensionless quantity
1.7 dimension
4.16 discrimination threshold
3.4 displaying measuring instrument
3.5
2.16 error of measurement
2.16 error
5.1 etalon
2.35 expanded measurement uncertainty
2.36
2.38
2.35 expanded uncertainty
3.3 indicating measuring instrument
3.1
3.4
4.3 indication interval
4.1 indication
2.9
2.10
2.15
2.39
2.50
2.52
3.3
3.6
3.11
3.12
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.12
4.14
4.15
4.16
4.17
4.20
4.21
4.22
4.23
4.29
4.30
4.31
2.52 influence quantity
2.50
4.9
4.10
4.11
4.21
4.22
2.50 input quantity in a measurement model
2.31
2.41
2.48
2.49
2.51
2.50 input quantity
4.20 instrumental bias
4.21 instrumental drift
4.24 instrumental measurement uncertainty
4.7
4.11
4.25
4.30
2.23 intermediate measurement precision
2.15
2.22 intermediate precision condition of measurement
2.15
2.23
2.28
2.22 intermediate precision condition
2.23 intermediate precision
5.2 international measurement standard
2.41
1.6 International System of Quantities
1.4
1.7
1.16
1.16 International System of Units
1.6
1.10
1.11
1.12
1.15
2.41
2.43
5.10 intrinsic measurement standard
5.10 intrinsic standard
1.6 ISQ
1.2 kind of quantity
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.24
1.26
1.27
2.3
2.7
2.8
2.46
3.2
3.6
4.1
4.7
4.13
5.1
5.3
5.5
5.6
5.18
1.2 kind
4.18 limit of detection
4.26 limit of error
4.10 limiting operating condition
5.11 maintenance of a measurement standard
3.6 material measure
3.1
4.1
4.22
4.25
5.1
4.26 maximum permissible error
4.26 maximum permissible measurement error
2.3 measurand
2.9
2.10
2.11
2.13
2.16
2.19
2.26
2.27
2.36
2.37
2.47
2.48
2.50
2.52
4.8
4.11
4.13
4.29
5.18
2.10 measured quantity value
2.7
2.9
2.13
2.14
2.15
2.16
2.17
2.28
2.32
2.36
2.46
2.47
2.49
2.50
2.51
3.2
4.18
4.22
4.27
4.28
4.29
4.30
4.31
5.1
2.10 measured value
2.13 measurement accuracy
2.15
5.16
2.18 measurement bias
2.16 measurement error
2.13
2.17
2.19
4.25
4.26
4.27
4.28
2.49 measurement function
2.5 measurement method
2.6
2.48 measurement model
2.6
2.33
2.49
2.15 measurement precision
2.21
2.23
2.25
5.13
2.4 measurement principle
2.6
2.6 measurement procedure
1.1
1.19
1.26
1.28
2.1
2.7
2.20
2.22
2.24
2.40
2.41
2.44
2.45
4.13
4.18
5.15
2.21 measurement repeatability
2.15
2.25 measurement reproducibility
2.15
2.9 measurement result
2.1
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.10
2.34
2.39
2.41
2.42
2.46
2.47
2.52
4.11
4.30
4.31
5.1
5.5
5.15
1.27 measurement scale
5.1 measurement standard
2.8
2.16
2.17
2.26
2.39
2.40
2.41
2.42
3.6
4.30
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.9
5.10
5.11
5.12
5.18
2.14 measurement trueness
2.7
2.13
5.13
5.14
2.26 measurement uncertainty
2.2
2.9
2.10
2.11
2.12
2.16
2.17
2.27
2.28
2.29
2.30
2.33
2.34
2.39
2.40
2.41
2.42
2.44
2.46
2.47
2.49
4.24
4.29
4.30
4.31
5.1
5.10
5.13
5.14
5.18
1.9 measurement unit
1.1
1.8
1.10
1.11
1.12
1.14
1.15
1.17
1.18
1.19
1.20
1.21
1.22
1.23
1.24
1.25
1.26
2.40
2.41
2.43
2.46
5.1
5.13
2.1 measurement
1.28
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.10
2.11
2.13
2.15
2.17
2.19
2.20
2.22
2.24
2.26
2.27
2.28
2.41
2.45
2.47
2.48
2.52
3.1
3.7
4.9
4.26
4.29
5.2
5.4
5.13
3.10 measuring chain
3.1 measuring instrument
2.29
3.2
3.3
3.6
4.1
4.4
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.10
4.11
4.19
4.21
4.23
4.24
4.25
4.26
4.27
4.29
5.1
5.7
4.7 measuring interval
3.2 measuring system
2.1
2.3
2.20
2.22
2.24
2.40
2.44
2.50
2.52
3.1
3.8
3.10
3.11
4.1
4.4
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.10
4.11
4.12
4.13
4.23
4.24
4.25
4.26
4.27
5.1
5.5
5.7
3.7 measuring transducer
2.5 method of measurement
2.46 metrological comparability of measurement results
2.46 metrological comparability
2.47 metrological compatibility of measurement results
2.11
2.47 metrological compatibility
2.42 metrological traceability chain
2.41
2.43 metrological traceability to a measurement unit
2.43 metrological traceability to a unit
2.41 metrological traceability
2.42
2.43
2.46
5.1
5.14
2.2 metrology
2.48 model of measurement
2.48 model
1.17 multiple of a unit
1.16
5.3 national measurement standard
2.41
5.3 national standard
4.4 nominal indication interval
4.5
4.4 nominal interval
1.30 nominal property
2.1
5.13
5.14
4.6 nominal quantity value
1.30
4.6 nominal value
4.29 null measurement uncertainty
1.25 numerical quantity value equation
1.20 numerical quantity value
1.25
2.13
1.25 numerical value equation
1.14
1.21
1.20 numerical value of a quantity
1.20 numerical value
1.15 off-system measurement unit
1.15 off-system unit
1.28 ordinal quantity-value scale
1.26
1.26 ordinal quantity
1.3
1.20
1.21
1.28
2.41
1.28 ordinal value scale
2.51 output quantity in a measurement model
2.35
2.48
2.49
2.51 output quantity
2.15 precision
5.4 primary measurement standard
4.24
5.5
2.8 primary reference measurement procedure
5.4
5.5
2.8 primary reference procedure
5.4 primary standard
2.4 principle of measurement
1.21 quantity calculus
1.16
1.7 quantity dimension
1.2
1.8
1.9
1.10
1.26
1.22 quantity equation
1.12
1.14
1.21
1.25
1.8 quantity of dimension one
1.9
1.12
1.19
1.20
1.19 quantity value
1.8
1.20
1.27
2.1
2.9
2.10
2.11
2.12
2.26
2.29
2.39
2.40
2.41
2.42
2.44
2.48
2.49
2.50
2.51
3.3
3.5
3.6
3.9
3.11
3.12
4.1
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.9
4.10
4.11
4.12
4.13
4.14
4.16
4.17
4.22
4.23
4.30
5.1
5.3
5.5
5.10
5.13
5.14
5.18
1.27 quantity-value scale
1.28
1.29
3.6
1.1 quantity
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.19
1.20
1.21
1.22
1.23
1.24
1.25
1.26
1.27
2.1
2.3
2.7
2.8
2.11
2.12
2.13
2.14
2.33
2.46
2.47
2.48
2.49
2.50
2.51
2.52
3.2
3.3
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.11
3.12
4.1
4.2
4.6
4.7
4.9
4.10
4.12
4.13
4.14
4.16
4.17
4.21
5.1
5.5
5.6
5.13
5.15
5.18
2.19 random error of measurement
2.19 random error
2.19 random measurement error
2.14
2.17
4.5 range of a nominal indication interval
4.9 rated operating condition
4.10
4.11 reference condition
5.16 reference data
5.17
5.13 reference material
1.1
1.19
2.7
2.44
5.1
5.14
5.15
2.7 reference measurement procedure
2.8
5.18
5.6 reference measurement standard
5.7
4.11 reference operating condition
5.18 reference quantity value
2.14
2.16
2.17
2.19
4.20
4.26
5.6 reference standard
5.18 reference value
2.32 relative standard measurement uncertainty
2.20 repeatability condition of measurement
2.15
2.21
2.28
2.20 repeatability condition
2.21 repeatability
2.24 reproducibility condition of measurement
2.15
2.25
2.28
2.24 reproducibility condition
2.25 reproducibility
4.15 resolution of a displaying device
4.14 resolution
4.12
2.9 result of measurement
5.13 RM
3.5 scale of a displaying measuring instrument
5.5 secondary measurement standard
5.5 secondary standard
4.13 selectivity of a measuring system
4.13 selectivity
4.12 sensitivity of a measuring system
4.12 sensitivity
3.8 sensor
3.9
3.10
1.16 SI
4.19 stability of a measuring instrument
5.10
4.19 stability
2.30 standard measurement uncertainty
2.26
2.31
2.32
2.47
5.1
5.17 standard reference data
2.30 standard uncertainty of measurement
2.30 standard uncertainty
4.8 steady-state operating condition
4.23 step response time
1.18 submultiple of a unit
1.16
1.3 system of quantities
1.2
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.12
1.13
1.14
1.22
1.13 system of units
1.10
1.12
1.14
1.15
1.16
1.24
5.13
2.17 systematic error of measurement
2.17 systematic error
2.17 systematic measurement error
2.14
2.18
2.19
2.34 target measurement uncertainty
2.6
2.44
2.34 target uncertainty
2.42 traceability chain
5.9 transfer device
5.9 transfer measurement device
5.8 travelling measurement standard
5.8 travelling standard
2.11 true quantity value
2.10
2.12
2.13
2.16
2.17
2.36
2.37
5.18
2.11 true value of a quantity
2.11 true value
2.14 trueness of measurement
2.14 trueness
2.28 Type A evaluation of measurement uncertainty
2.26
2.29
2.28 Type A evaluation
2.29 Type B evaluation of measurement uncertainty
2.26
4.24
2.29 Type B evaluation
2.33 uncertainty budget
2.26 uncertainty of measurement
2.26 uncertainty
1.23 unit equation
1.9 unit of measurement
1.9 unit
2.45 validation
2.44
2.10 value of a measured quantity
1.19 value of a quantity
1.19 value
4.22 variation due to an influence quantity
2.44 verification
2.39
2.45
5.7
5.10
5.11
4.7 working interval
5.7 working measurement standard
5.7 working standard
3.12 zero adjustment of a measuring system
3.11
3.12 zero adjustment
4.28 zero error
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