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ACCURACY MEASUREMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2004-05-19

English

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

Closeness of the agreement between the result of a measurement and a true value of the measurand.

OBS

1. "Accuracy" is a qualitative concept. 2. The term precision should not be used for "accuracy".

OBS

accuracy of measurement: 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.

Key term(s)
  • precision of measurement

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Étroitesse de l'accord entre le résultat d'un mesurage et une valeur vraie du mesurande.

OBS

1. Le concept d'«exactitude» est qualitatif. 2. Le terme «précision» ne doit pas être utilisé pour «exactitude».

OBS

exactitude de mesure : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

OBS

exactitude de mesure : 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

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
DEF

Grado de aproximación entre el resultado de una medida y el valor verdadero de la magnitud correspondiente.

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