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OBSERVATION INDICATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-12-10

English

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

An operation which consists in noting the indication of a measuring instrument.

OBS

The reading of an indication is only one form of observation among all types of observations; the reception of an acoustic signal represents another form.

French

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

Opération consistant à capter l'indication de l'instrument de mesurage.

OBS

La «lecture» de l'indication n'est qu'une espèce d'observation parmi tous les genres d'observations - la réception d'un signal acoustique en représente une autre espèce.

OBS

observation (de l'indication) : recommandation internationale de la Troisième Conférence Internationale de Métrologie Légale, 1968.

Spanish

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