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Site: Quametec™ Institute of Measurement Technology
Course: Quametec™ Institute of Measurement Technology (QUAMETEC™)
Glossary: QIMT Glossary
C
Correction factor Factor by which the uncorrected measuring result is multiplied to compensate for a systematic error. |
Correction value Value which added algebraically to the uncorrected result of a measurement compensates for a systematic error. |
CRM See Reference material, certified. |
CSIR - NML National Metrology Laboratory, the national metrological instituteSouth Africa. |
CSIRO NML The national metrological institute of Australia. The National Measurement Laboratory NML is a National Facility within the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation CSIRO. |
D
Dead band Maximum interval through which a stimulus may be changed in both directions without producing a change in response of a measuring instrument. |
Derived unit(of measurement) |
Detector A device or substance that indicates the presence of a phenomenon without necessarily providing a value of an associated quantity. E.g. litmus paper. |
Deviation Value minus its reference value. |
DFM Dansk Institut for Fundamental Metrologi. The national metrological instituteDenmark. |