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Record 1 1998-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
  • Textile Industries
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
CONT

... The periodic maintenance tests performed after commissioning prove: continued reliability; accuracy limits; levels of deterioration of components; correctness in tripping circuit connections; adopted settings and; fatal failure of a protective relay ... For any relay the accuracy limits can be defined, whereby the printouts will show the test results.

CONT

Watthour meter testing 2: This unit examines typical accuracy limits and standards set by utilities and regulatory agencies. Field testing procedures including bypassing the meter, installing and connecting test equipment, and the adjustments necessary to bring the meter within specified limits are demonstrated.

OBS

accuracy: The state of being accurate; precision or exactness resulting from care; hence, precision, nicety, exactness, correctness.

Key term(s)
  • accuracy limits

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
  • Industries du textile
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
Key term(s)
  • limites de précision
  • limites d'exactitude

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Auditing (Accounting)
  • Government Accounting
DEF

Each of the lower and upper limits of the two-sided interval. For a one-sided interval, it is the single limit of this interval.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vérification (Comptabilité)
  • Comptabilité publique
DEF

Chacune des limites inférieure et supérieure d'une intervalle bilatéral. Dans le cas d'un intervalle unique, il s'agit de la limite unique de cet intervalle.

Spanish

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