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Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Measuring Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- instrumental error
1, record 1, English, instrumental%20error
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- instrument error 2, record 1, English, instrument%20error
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The error originating from the instrument used for the measurement. 1, record 1, English, - instrumental%20error
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Error which arises, among other causes: from friction between the moving parts of the instrument, from the incorrect positioning of the scale marks, from an inequality between the arms of a balance. 1, record 1, English, - instrumental%20error
Record 1, Key term(s)
- intrinsic error
- intrinsic error of a measuring instrument
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Appareils de mesure
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- erreur instrumentale
1, record 1, French, erreur%20instrumentale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- erreur de construction 2, record 1, French, erreur%20de%20construction
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Erreur provenant de l'instrument utilisé pour le mesurage. 3, record 1, French, - erreur%20instrumentale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Erreur qui résulte entre autres : du frottement entre les éléments mobiles de l'instrument, de la disposition incorrecte des traits de l'échelle, de l'inégalité des bras d'une balance. 3, record 1, French, - erreur%20instrumentale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
erreur instrumentale : erreur radiogoniométrique due aux imperfections du radiogoniomètre employé. 2, record 1, French, - erreur%20instrumentale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
erreur instrumentale : recommandation the Internationale de la Troisième Conférence the Internationale de Métrologie Légale, 1968. 4, record 1, French, - erreur%20instrumentale
Record 1, Key term(s)
- erreur intrinsèque
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Metrología y unidades de medida
- Instrumentos de medida
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- error instrumental
1, record 1, Spanish, error%20instrumental
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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