Caderno Brasileiro de Ensino de Física (May 2009)

Measurements and the measurement uncertainty: a contribution based on conventions and international resolutions

  • António Cruz,
  • Eduarda Filipe,
  • Guilherme de Almeida,
  • Jorge Valadares,
  • Olivier Pellegrino

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7941.2009v26n1p125
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 1
pp. 125 – 135

Abstract

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This article introduces the updated internationally adopted methodologies for the calculation of the measurement uncertainty, in a didactic and progressively way, through two simplified examples of a direct and an indirect measurement.

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