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The measurand may not necessarily be the “quantity subject to measurement”, but it is always the “quantity intended to be measured”
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Bièvre, Paul De |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | The perception of the concept 'measurand' should be unambiguously clear in the mind of the analyst or scientist who measures before a measurement is even started, lest (s)he does not know very well what (s)he is measuring. Doubt after the measurement about what the measurand actually was and for what the measurement result is intended, can cost time and energy, spent for nothing. That there are very different perceptions of the concept 'measurand', can be observed in the following story related by Sir Ernest Rutherford, President of the Royal Academy, and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics: |
| Starting Page | 561 |
| Ending Page | 562 |
| Page Count | 2 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00769-007-0321-2 |
| Volume Number | 12 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.metrologia.ctc.puc-rio.br/downloads/artigos/The%20measurand%20may%20not%20necessarily%20be%20the%20quantity%20subject%20to%20measurement%20but%20it%20is%20always%20the%20quantity%20intended%20to%20be%20measured2.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
