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LIMITS INACCURACY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-10-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- limits of inaccuracy 1, record 1, English, limits%20of%20inaccuracy
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Limits of inaccuracy are a set of two values obtained: one, by adding to the bias error the absolute value of the limiting error of repeatability, and the other, by subtracting from the bias error the absolute value of the limiting error of repeatability. 1, record 1, English, - limits%20of%20inaccuracy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For the purpose of legal metrology the limits of inaccuracy of a measuring instrument are defined, for a given value of the quantity to be measured, as being the algebraic differences between the limiting values -- upper limit vi max, lower limit vi min -- of the indications given by the instrument under normal conditions of use, all errors included, and the conventional true value vi of the quantity measured ... 1, record 1, English, - limits%20of%20inaccuracy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- erreurs limites de précision
1, record 1, French, erreurs%20limites%20de%20pr%C3%A9cision
feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Les erreurs limites de précision sont un ensemble de deux valeurs obtenues : l'une, en ajoutant à l'erreur de justesse la valeur absolue de l'erreur limite de fidélité, l'autre, en retranchant de l'erreur de justesse la valeur absolue de l'erreur limite de fidélité. 1, record 1, French, - erreurs%20limites%20de%20pr%C3%A9cision
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour les besoins de la métrologie légale, on définit les erreurs limites de précision d'un instrument de mesurage, pour une valeur donnée de la grandeur à mesurer, comme étant les différences algébriques entre les valeurs limites supérieure vi max ou inférieure vi min, des indications que donne l'instrument dans les conditions usuelles d'emploi, toutes erreurs comprises, et la valeur conventionnellement vraie vc de la grandeur mesurée [...] 1, record 1, French, - erreurs%20limites%20de%20pr%C3%A9cision
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
erreurs limites de précision : recommandation internationale de la Troisième Conférence Internationale de Métrologie Légale, 1968. 2, record 1, French, - erreurs%20limites%20de%20pr%C3%A9cision
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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