measurement error

difference between a measured quantity value and a reference quantity value
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measurement error

Summary

measurement error is a type of error[1]. It draws 226 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_error category, ranking #8 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • measurement error's instance of is recorded as type of error[3].
  • measurement error's instance of is recorded as error of result[4].
  • measurement error is a type of non-sampling error[5].
  • measurement error is a type of experimental error[6].
  • measurement error comprises random measurement error[7].
  • measurement error comprises systematic error[8].
  • measurement error's has cause is recorded as measuring instrument[9].
  • measurement error's has cause is recorded as measurement method[10].
  • measurement error's has cause is recorded as operator error[11].
  • measurement error's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Measurement error[12].
  • measurement error's described by source is recorded as International Vocabulary of Metrology (3rd edition, 2012)[13].
  • measurement error's different from is recorded as measurement uncertainty[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of error[3] and error of result[4]. Recorded subclass of include non-sampling error[5] and experimental error[6].

Use and Application

Components include random measurement error[7] and systematic error[8], a type of error[15].

Why It Matters

measurement error draws 226 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_error category, ranking #8 of 23).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . The Quality of Measurements: A Metrological Reference. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . The Quality of Measurements: A Metrological Reference. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . The Quality of Measurements: A Metrological Reference. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Has part(s) random measurement error, systematic error
    Subclass of non-sampling error, experimental error
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