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The concept system we propose is organized as a list of entries, where each entry
is devoted to a concept and is organized as
• a sequential identifier,
• a list of one or more terms (whenever an entry contains two or more terms, they
are considered to be synonyms),
• in parenthesis, the reference to the section(s) of the book where the concept is
introduced,
• the characterization (not a formal definition) of the concept, in which the first
occurrence of a term whose concept is characterized in this concept system is
underlined, and
• a short note about the relation between the proposed characterization and the
corresponding entry, if any, in the VIM, where the identifier of the relevant VIM
entry is delimited by square brackets.
Since the entries are listed in a conceptual top-down order, their alphabetical list is
also provided here.
Alphabetical list of the entries
affecting property, 51
Basic Evaluation Equation, 26
calibration, 45
calibration function, 54
calibration uncertainty, 38
combination function, 56
correction function, 55
definitional uncertainty, 37
direct (method of) measurement, 29
effective property, 16
empirical property, 12
evaluation, 6
general property, 3
kind of property, 3
indirect (method of) measurement, 30
individual property, 4
influence property, 52
instrument accuracy, 57
instrument indication, 50
instrument precision, 59
instrument resolution, 63
instrument selectivity, 61
instrument sensitivity, 60
instrument stability, 62
Appendix A: A basic concept system of measurement
The concept system we propose is organized as a list of entries, where each entry
is devoted to a concept and is organized as
• a sequential identifier,
• a list of one or more terms (whenever an entry contains two or more terms, they
are considered to be synonyms),
• in parenthesis, the reference to the section(s) of the book where the concept is
introduced,
• the characterization (not a formal definition) of the concept, in which the first
occurrence of a term whose concept is characterized in this concept system is
underlined, and
• a short note about the relation between the proposed characterization and the
corresponding entry, if any, in the VIM, where the identifier of the relevant VIM
entry is delimited by square brackets.
Since the entries are listed in a conceptual top-down order, their alphabetical list is
also provided here.
Alphabetical list of the entries
affecting property, 51
Basic Evaluation Equation, 26
calibration, 45
calibration function, 54
calibration uncertainty, 38
combination function, 56
correction function, 55
definitional uncertainty, 37
direct (method of) measurement, 29
effective property, 16
empirical property, 12
evaluation, 6
general property, 3
kind of property, 3
indirect (method of) measurement, 30
individual property, 4
influence property, 52
instrument accuracy, 57
instrument indication, 50
instrument precision, 59
instrument resolution, 63
instrument selectivity, 61
instrument sensitivity, 60
instrument stability, 62
Appendix A: A basic concept system of measurement