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Term: constant of a measuring instrument
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Definition: slope of a calibration curve when it is a straight line passing through zero

NOTE 1 – This term is used in the "uncertainty" approach.

NOTE 2 – The constant of a measuring instrument can also be defined, in the above case, as the coefficient by which the indication of a measuring instrument must be multiplied to give the indicated value.


Publication date:2001-07
Source≠ VIM 5.8
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