Saturday, May 4, 2024, 7:37 PM
Site: Quametec™ Institute of Measurement Technology
Course: Quametec™ Institute of Measurement Technology (QUAMETEC™)
Glossary: QIMT Glossary
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Reference values Normally part of the reference conditions of an instrument. See also Values, determined. |
Relative error Error of measurement divided by a true value of the measurand. |
Repeatability (of a measuring instrument) The ability of a measuring instrument to give, under defined conditions of use, closely similar responses for repeated applications of the same stimulus. |
Repeatability (of results of measurements) Closeness of the agreement between the results of successive measurements of the same measurand carried out under the same conditions of measurement. |
Repressive measure (opposite of preventive measure) used in market surveillance to reveal any illegal usage of a measuring instrument. |
Reproducibility (of results of measurements) Closeness of agreement between the results of measurements of the same measurand carried out under changed conditions of measurement. |
Response The input signal for a measuring system can be called a stimulus and the output signal can be called a response. |
Result, corrected Measuring result after correction for systematic error. |
RMO Regional Metrology Organisation |
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SADCMET Southern African Development Community (SADC) Cooperation in Measurement Traceability. |