Quantitative Concept
calibration
cal·i·bra·tion [ kal-uh-brey-shun ]
Subclass of:
Weights and Measures
Definitions related to calibration:
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Determination, by measurement or comparison with a standard, of the correct value of each scale reading on a meter or other measuring instrument; or determination of the settings of a control device that correspond to particular values of voltage, current, frequency or other output.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Procedure used to calibrate measurements or measurement devices.DICOM DictionaryDigital Imaging and Communications in Medicine, 2021
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The act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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