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Some words on the situation of a measurement:
The objective of a
measurement
is, of course, to determine the
value of
the particular quantity
to be measured.
The concept of a measurand
In the following this quantity
- a well defined physical quantity -
will be abbreviated by the term
measurand
.
A measurement generally begins with:
1) an appropriate
specification
of
the measurand,
2) the
method
of measurement,
3) and the
measurement procedure
.
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