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COMPLEMENTARY MEASUREMENT METHOD [1 record]

Record 1 1998-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
DEF

A comparison method of measurement in which the value of the quantity to be measured is completed by a known value of the same quantity, chosen in such a manner that the sum of these two values is equal to a certain comparison value fixed beforehand.

OBS

Example: Balance scale with constant weights.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
DEF

Méthode de mesurage par comparaison dans laquelle la valeur de la grandeur à mesurer est complétée par une valeur connue de la même grandeur, choisie de telle manière que la somme de ces deux valeurs soit égale à une certaine valeur de comparaison fixée à l'avance.

OBS

Exemple : Balance à poids constant.

OBS

méthode de mesurage par complément : recommandation internationale de la Troisième Conférence Internationale de Métrologie Légale, 1968.

Spanish

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