Definition: | closeness of agreement between the results of measurements of the same value of a quantity, when the individual measurements are made under different conditions of measurement:
– principle of measurement,
– method of measurement,
– observer,
– measuring instruments,
– reference standards,
– laboratory,
– under conditions of use of the instruments, different from those customarily used,
– after intervals of time relatively long compared with the duration of a single measurement.
NOTE 1 – The concepts of "principle of measurement" and "method of measurement" are respectively defined in VIM 2.3 and 2.4.
NOTE 2 – The term "reproducibility" also applies to the instance where only certain of the above conditions are taken into account, provided that these are stated.
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