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MAXIMUM SCALE VALUE [1 record]

Record 1 1998-08-27

English

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

The value of the quantity measured corresponding to the maximum limit of the scale.

OBS

In multiple-range instruments the "maximum value" of the instrument scale is equal to the largest of the maximum values of the various scales.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Valeur de la grandeur mesurée correspondant à la limite maximale de l'échelle.

OBS

Dans les instruments à étendues multiples, la «valeur maximale» de l'échelle de l'instrument est égale à la plus grande des valeurs maximales des diverses échelles.

OBS

valeur maximale de l'échelle : recommandation internationale de la Troisième Conférence Internationale de Métrologie Légale, 1968.

Spanish

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