10 Questions
What is the art of assigning a specific value to a physical variable detected by a sensor?
Measurement
What is the device that transforms a physical variable of interest into a form suitable for recording?
Instrument
Which component is necessary for producing a measurement within a measurement system?
Instrument
What does a measurement typically consist of?
A number and a unit of measurement
What are rulers, stopwatches, and thermometers examples of?
Measuring instruments
What is the purpose of a measurement system?
To link the observer to the process
What is the role of an instrument in measurements?
To transform a physical variable of interest into a form suitable for recording
What does a measurement tell us about a property of something?
How heavy an object is or how hot or how long it is
What are the results of a measurement typically composed of?
A number and a unit of measurement
What are rulers, stopwatches, and thermometers examples of?
Measuring instruments
Learn about the basic concepts of measurements, error and uncertainty analysis, temperature measurements, pressure measurements, flow measurements, and strain measurements. This lecture introduces the principles and techniques used in measurement systems.
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