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Article | REF: R1312 V1

Technology and use of coordinate measuring machines

Authors: Pierre BOURDET, Claire LARTIGUE

Publication date: June 10, 2017

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7. Appendix: definitions

Definitions conform to the International Vocabulary of Metrology (VIM 3rd edition JCGM 200:2012), which can be downloaded from the BIPM website ( http://www.bipm.org ).

7.1 Measuring instrument features

Resolution:

The smallest variation in the measured variable that produces a perceptible change in the corresponding indication.

Accuracy of a measuring instrument :

Ability of a measuring instrument to give answers close to a true value.

Reliability of a measuring instrument :

Ability of a measuring instrument to give very similar indications when the measurand...

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