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Site: Quametec™ Institute of Measurement Technology
Course: Quametec™ Institute of Measurement Technology (QUAMETEC™)
Glossary: QIMT Glossary
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Standard, travelling

Standard, sometimes specially composed, for use in making comparisons between standards at different locations.

Stimulus

The input signal for a measuring system can be called a stimulus and the output signal can be called a response.

System of measurement units

A number of basic units and derived units defined in accordance with given rules for a given system of values.

System of units

See System of measurement units.

Systematic error

Mean that would result from an infinite number of measurements of the same measurand carried out under repeatability conditions minus a true value of the measurand.