QIMT Glossary
Definitions of Metrology terms & phrases.
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EUROMET Co-operation between national metrological institutes in and the European Commission. | |
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Fundamental Metrology | |
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General conference on measures and weights See CGPM. | |
GLP Good Laboratory Practice. Accrediting bodies approve laboratories in accordance with the GLP rules of OECD. | |
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History, measuring equipment See calibration history. | |
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IEC International Electrotechnical Commission. | |
ILAC International Laboratory Accreditation Coorperation | |
Indication (of a measuring instrument) Value of a (measurable) quantity provided by a measuring instrument. | |
Influence quantity Quantity that is not the measurand (quantity subject to measurement) but that affects the result of the measurement. | |