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SUPPRESSED ZERO SCALE [1 record]

Record 1 1998-03-20

English

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

Scale whose scale range does not include the value zero. Example: scale of a clinical thermometer.

OBS

suppressed-zero scale: term and definition approved by ISO, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML), and others.

French

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

Échelle dont l'étendue ne comporte pas la valeur zéro. Exemple : échelle d'un thermomètre médical.

OBS

échelle à zéro décalé : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

OBS

échelle à zéro décalé : terme et définition entérinés, entre autres, par l'ISO, le Bureau international des poids et mesures (BIPM), par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI) et par l'Organisation internationale de métrologie légale (OIML).

Spanish

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