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5.2

(1) When reporting the result of a measurement, it is obligatory that a

quantitative information of the quality of the result

must be

given. It is recommended to use the uncertainty of a measurement

for that.

(2) The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has

published a

“Guide to the expression of uncertainty in

measurement”

in order to ensure that the method for evaluating

and

expressing uncertainty is uniform all over the world

(3) According to this guide,

the term "error

of a measurement"

should

be generally avoided

and substituted by the term "uncertainty of a

measurement" of a result.

5.2