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Record 1 1998-03-20

English

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

Quantity that is not the measurand but that affects the result of the measurement. Examples: a) temperature of a micrometer used to measure length; b) frequency in the measurement of the amplitude of an alternating electric potential difference; c) bilirubin concentration in the measurement of haemoglobin concentration in a sample of human blood plasma.

OBS

influence quantity: 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
DEF

Grandeur qui n'est pas le mesurande mais qui a un effet sur le résultat du mesurage. Exemples : a) température d'un micromètre lors de la mesure d'une longueur; b) fréquence lors de la mesure de l'amplitude d'une tension électrique alternative; c) concentration en bilirubine lors de la mesure de la concentration en hémoglobine dans un échantillon de plasma sanguin humain.

OBS

grandeur d'influence : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

OBS

grandeur d'influence : 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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