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ERREUR MESURE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-05-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Surveys
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- measurement error
1, record 1, English, measurement%20error
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- erreur de mesure
1, record 1, French, erreur%20de%20mesure
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Encuestas estadísticas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- error de medida
1, record 1, Spanish, error%20de%20medida
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- error de cálculo 2, record 1, Spanish, error%20de%20c%C3%A1lculo
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Desviaciones anticipadas en una medida o cálculo, debidas a: las variaciones de las muestras, variaciones en la preparación de las muestras, variaciones en la estabilidad o falta de precisión. 2, record 1, Spanish, - error%20de%20medida
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-07-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- error of measurement
1, record 2, English, error%20of%20measurement
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- error 1, record 2, English, error
correct
- absolute error of measurement 1, record 2, English, absolute%20error%20of%20measurement
see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Result of a measurement minus a true value of the measurand. 1, record 2, English, - error%20of%20measurement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1. Since a true value cannot be determined, in practice a conventional true value is used. 2. When it is necessary to distinguish "error" from "relative error", the former is sometimes called absolute error of measurement. This should not be confused with absolute value of error, which is the modulus of the error. 1, record 2, English, - error%20of%20measurement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
error of measurement; error: terms and definition approved by ISO, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML), and others. 2, record 2, English, - error%20of%20measurement
Record 2, Key term(s)
- absolute value of error
- absolute measurement error
- absolute error
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- erreur de mesure
1, record 2, French, erreur%20de%20mesure
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- erreur 1, record 2, French, erreur
correct, feminine noun
- erreur absolue de mesure 1, record 2, French, erreur%20absolue%20de%20mesure
see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Résultat d'un mesurage moins une valeur vraie du mesurande. 1, record 2, French, - erreur%20de%20mesure
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1. Étant donné qu'une valeur vraie ne peut pas être déterminée, dans la pratique on utilise une valeur conventionnellement vraie. 2. Lorsqu'il est nécessaire de faire la distinction entre «l'erreur» et «l'erreur relative», la première est parfois appelée «erreur absolue de mesure». Il ne faut pas la confondre avec la «valeur absolue de l'erreur», qui est le module de l'erreur. 1, record 2, French, - erreur%20de%20mesure
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
erreur de mesure; erreur : termes et définition entérinés, entre autres, par l'ISO, le Bureau international des poids et mesures (BIPM), par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI) et par l'Organisation internationale de métrologie légale (OIML). 2, record 2, French, - erreur%20de%20mesure
Record 2, Key term(s)
- erreur absolue
- valeur absolue de l'erreur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-12-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- metering error 1, record 3, English, metering%20error
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... over 13 000 installations were inspected. This program has discovered and corrected metering errors resulting in an estimated $12 million in inequities so far this fiscal year. 1, record 3, English, - metering%20error
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
metering error: OIML Quarterly Report, third, 1987-1988, p. 3. 1, record 3, English, - metering%20error
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- erreur de mesure
1, record 3, French, erreur%20de%20mesure
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
erreur de mesure : Rapport du troisième trimestre de l'OIML, 1987-1988, page 3. 1, record 3, French, - erreur%20de%20mesure
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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