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ADJUSTMENT ERROR [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

Part of the total error of a measuring instrument: it is expressed as the difference between the indication of the instrument and the indication it would give if it were perfectly adjusted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Partie de l'erreur globale d'un instrument de mesurage; elle s'exprime par la différence entre l'indication de l'instrument et l'indication qu'il donnerait s'il était parfaitement ajusté.

OBS

Voir fiches adjustment = ajustage et user adjustment = réglage.

Spanish

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