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MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE INACCURACY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-10-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- maximum permissible inaccuracy 1, record 1, English, maximum%20permissible%20inaccuracy
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- maximum permissible error 1, record 1, English, maximum%20permissible%20error
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The extreme values of the inaccuracy (positive and negative) permitted by the regulations. 1, record 1, English, - maximum%20permissible%20inaccuracy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1. An instrument is called "accurate" (within the permitted limits) when the maximum permissible limits of accuracy are not exceeded. 2. The expression "maximum permissible error" without more detailed definition, indicates the maximum permissible inaccuracy. 1, record 1, English, - maximum%20permissible%20inaccuracy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- erreurs maximales tolérées de précision
1, record 1, French, erreurs%20maximales%20tol%C3%A9r%C3%A9es%20de%20pr%C3%A9cision
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- erreur maximale tolérée 1, record 1, French, erreur%20maximale%20tol%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valeurs extrêmes de l'erreur de précision (en plus et en moins) tolérées par les règlements. 1, record 1, French, - erreurs%20maximales%20tol%C3%A9r%C3%A9es%20de%20pr%C3%A9cision
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1. L'instrument est dit «précis» (dans les limites tolérées lorsque les erreurs maximales tolérées de précision ne sont pas dépassées. 2. L'expression «erreur maximale tolérée», sans définition plus détaillée, désigne l'erreur maximale tolérée de précision. 1, record 1, French, - erreurs%20maximales%20tol%C3%A9r%C3%A9es%20de%20pr%C3%A9cision
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
erreurs maximales tolérées de précision : recommandation internationale de la Troisième Conférence Internationale de Métrologie Légale, 1968. 2, record 1, French, - erreurs%20maximales%20tol%C3%A9r%C3%A9es%20de%20pr%C3%A9cision
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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