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ACCURACY MEASUREMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-05-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- accuracy of measurement
1, record 1, English, accuracy%20of%20measurement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- accuracy in measurement 2, record 1, English, accuracy%20in%20measurement
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Closeness of the agreement between the result of a measurement and a true value of the measurand. 3, record 1, English, - accuracy%20of%20measurement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1. "Accuracy" is a qualitative concept. 2. The term precision should not be used for "accuracy". 3, record 1, English, - accuracy%20of%20measurement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 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. 4, record 1, English, - accuracy%20of%20measurement
Record 1, Key term(s)
- precision of measurement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- exactitude de mesure
1, record 1, French, exactitude%20de%20mesure
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- exactitude des mesures 2, record 1, French, exactitude%20des%20mesures
proposal, feminine noun
- précision de mesure 2, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9cision%20de%20mesure
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étroitesse de l'accord entre le résultat d'un mesurage et une valeur vraie du mesurande. 3, record 1, French, - exactitude%20de%20mesure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1. Le concept d'«exactitude» est qualitatif. 2. Le terme «précision» ne doit pas être utilisé pour «exactitude». 3, record 1, French, - exactitude%20de%20mesure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
exactitude de mesure : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 2, record 1, French, - exactitude%20de%20mesure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 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). 2, record 1, French, - exactitude%20de%20mesure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Metrología y unidades de medida
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- exactitud de una medida
1, record 1, Spanish, exactitud%20de%20una%20medida
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grado de aproximación entre el resultado de una medida y el valor verdadero de la magnitud correspondiente. 1, record 1, Spanish, - exactitud%20de%20una%20medida
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