Glossary: Measurement uncertainty

Term:

Measurement uncertainty

Abbreviation:
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Definition:
related to overall accuracy of the method, it expresses the range of occurrence of a result through its standard deviation (standard uncertainty) and a coverage factor k for a given probability (usually k=2 for a 95% probability). It is presumed that the resulting error is normally distributed.

Reference:
ICAR Guideline

under development - section 12

(entry: 563)