calibration

comparison of measurement values delivered by a device under test with those of a calibration standard of known accuracy
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calibration

Summary

calibration is a concept[1]. calibration draws 820 Wikipedia views per month (concept category, ranking #242 of 912).[2]

Key Facts

  • calibration's instance of is recorded as concept[3].
  • calibration is a type of planned process[4].
  • calibration is a type of adjustment[5].
  • calibration's Commons category is recorded as Calibration[6].
  • calibration's described at URL is recorded as http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/345000-349999/348266/norma.htm[7].
  • calibration's facet of is recorded as metrology[8].
  • calibration's described by source is recorded as International Vocabulary of Metrology (3rd edition, 2012)[9].
  • calibration's described by source is recorded as Vocabulario Internacional de Metrología (3a Edición en español 2012)[10].
  • calibration's described by source is recorded as ISO 3534-2:2006(en) Statistics — Vocabulary and symbols — Part 2: Applied statistics[11].
  • calibration's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • calibration's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[13].
  • calibration's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C69187[14].
  • calibration's different from is recorded as official verification[15].
  • calibration's different from is recorded as adjustment of a measuring system[16].
  • calibration's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0000818[17].
  • calibration's has goal is recorded as accuracy[18].

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Definition and Type

calibration's instance of is recorded as concept[3]. Recorded subclass of include planned process[4] and adjustment[5].

Why It Matters

calibration draws 820 Wikipedia views per month (concept category, ranking #242 of 912).[2] calibration has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] calibration is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of metrology
    Instance of
    Subclass of planned process, adjustment
    Instance of concept
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 13931, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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