Title: uncertainty of measurement
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - uncertainty of measurement
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.U06553
Status: current

Definition
Parameter, associated with the result of a measurement, that characterizes the dispersion of the values that could reasonably be attributed to the measurand (the quantity being measured).

Related Term
- measurand: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/M03789

Source
- VIM (https://www.iso.org/standard/45321.html)

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Citation: Citation: 'uncertainty of measurement' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.U06553
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