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Record 1 1998-10-22

English

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

A mode of reproducing a unit of measurement which enables a primary standard to be replaced: either by fixed values of certain properties of bodies, or by physical constants. Examples: reference value method for reproducing the metre in wavelengths of light ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Mode de reproduction de l'unité de mesure susceptible de remplacer un étalon primaire par : soit des valeurs fixes de certaines propriétés des corps, soit des constantes physiques. Exemples : méthode étalon de reproduction du mètre en longueurs d'ondes lumineuses [...]

OBS

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

Spanish

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