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ERREUR ABSOLUE VERITABLE [1 record]

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Record 1 1994-01-31

English

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

The algebraic difference between the result of a measurement and the conventional true value of the quantity measured.

OBS

Example: The result of a measurement is 10.1 mm. If the conventional true value of the quantity is 10.3 mm, the real absolute error is (10.1 - 10.3) mm =-0.2 mm.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Différence algébrique entre le résultat du mesurage et la valeur conventionnellement vraie de la grandeur mesurée.

OBS

Exemple: Le résultat d'un mesurage est 10,1 mm; si la valeur conventionnellement vraie de la grandeur est 10,3 mm, l'erreur absolue véritable est (10,1 - 10,3) mm =-0,2 mm.

OBS

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

Spanish

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