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CONVENTIONAL TRUE VALUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-02-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- conventional true value of a quantity
1, record 1, English, conventional%20true%20value%20of%20a%20quantity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- conventional true value 2, record 1, English, conventional%20true%20value
correct
- vc 3, record 1, English, vc
see observation
- vc 3, record 1, English, vc
- assigned value 4, record 1, English, assigned%20value
less frequent
- best estimate 4, record 1, English, best%20estimate
less frequent
- conventional value 4, record 1, English, conventional%20value
less frequent
- reference value 5, record 1, English, reference%20value
less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Value attributed to a particular quantity and accepted, sometimes by convention, as having an uncertainty appropriate for a given purpose. Examples: at a given location, the value assigned to the quantity realized by a reference standard may be taken as a conventional true value ... 4, record 1, English, - conventional%20true%20value%20of%20a%20quantity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Frequently, a number of results of measurements of a quantity is used to establish a conventional true value. 4, record 1, English, - conventional%20true%20value%20of%20a%20quantity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
vc. 6, record 1, English, - conventional%20true%20value%20of%20a%20quantity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
conventional true value of a quantity; conventional true value: terms 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. 6, record 1, English, - conventional%20true%20value%20of%20a%20quantity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- valeur conventionnellement vraie d'une grandeur
1, record 1, French, valeur%20conventionnellement%20vraie%20d%27une%20grandeur
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- valeur conventionnellement vraie 1, record 1, French, valeur%20conventionnellement%20vraie
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- vc 2, record 1, French, vc
correct, see observation
- vc 2, record 1, French, vc
- valeur assignée 2, record 1, French, valeur%20assign%C3%A9e
feminine noun, less frequent
- meilleure estimation 2, record 1, French, meilleure%20estimation
feminine noun, less frequent
- valeur convenue 2, record 1, French, valeur%20convenue
feminine noun, less frequent
- valeur de référence 3, record 1, French, valeur%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
feminine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valeur attribuée à une grandeur particulière et reconnue, parfois par convention, comme la représentant avec une incertitude appropriée pour un usage donné. Exemple : en un lieu donné, la valeur attribuée à la grandeur réalisée par un étalon de référence peut être prise comme étant une valeur conventionnellement vraie; [...] 2, record 1, French, - valeur%20conventionnellement%20vraie%20d%27une%20grandeur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On utilise souvent un grand nombre de résultats de mesures d'une grandeur pour établir une valeur conventionnellement vraie. 2, record 1, French, - valeur%20conventionnellement%20vraie%20d%27une%20grandeur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
vc. 4, record 1, French, - valeur%20conventionnellement%20vraie%20d%27une%20grandeur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
valeur conventionnellement vraie d'une grandeur; valeur conventionnellement vraie : termes 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). 4, record 1, French, - valeur%20conventionnellement%20vraie%20d%27une%20grandeur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Metrología y unidades de medida
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- valor de referencia
1, record 1, Spanish, valor%20de%20referencia
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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