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METHOD ERROR [1 record]

Record 1 1998-10-22

English

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

The error due to the use of a measurement which is incorrect, taking account of the nature of the measuring instruments used.

OBS

Example: Measurement of force with a spring dynamometer for which a linear relationship between deformation and force is assumed, when in reality the function relating these two quantities is not linear.

French

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

Erreur due à l'utilisation d'une méthode de mesurage qui est incorrecte compte tenu de la nature des instruments de mesurage utilisés.

OBS

Exemple : Mesurage d'une force à l'aide d'un dynamomètre à ressort pour lequel on a supposé une relation linéaire entre la déformation et la force, alors qu'en réalité la fonction qui lie ces deux grandeurs n'est pas linéaire.

OBS

erreur de méthode : recommandation internationale de la Troisième Conférence Internationale de Métrologie Légale, 1968.

Spanish

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