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INSTANTANEOUS VALUE QUANTITY [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-10-22

English

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

Value of a quantity measured at a given moment.

CONT

measuring instrument with retained indication: A measuring instrument in which an instantaneous indication (that is to say which corresponds to an instantaneous value of the quantity) can be retained, even where the values of the quantity vary over a period of time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Valeur d'une grandeur mesurée à un instant considéré.

CONT

appareil mesureur à maintien d'indication : Appareil mesureur dans lequel une indication instantanée (c'est-à-dire correspondant à une valeur instantanée de la grandeur) peut être maintenue, même en cas de variation dans le temps des valeurs de cette grandeur.

OBS

valeur instantanée d'une grandeur : recommandation internationale de la Troisième Conférence Internationale de Métrologie Légale, 1968.

Spanish

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