QIMT Glossary
Definitions of Metrology terms & phrases.
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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. | |
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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. | |