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Measurement Errors, Measurement Accuracy and Measurement Parameters

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The measurement of physical, chemical and biological quantities by sensors is subject to deviations. The deviation d is the difference between a measured value xi and a true value x0. This deviation represents an error. It applies.

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Schönfelder, G. (2022). Measurement Errors, Measurement Accuracy and Measurement Parameters. In: Hering, E., Schönfelder, G. (eds) Sensors in Science and Technology. Springer, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-34920-2_18

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