• Instrument error refers to a measurement error inherited from a measuring instrument. It could be caused by manufacturing tolerances of components in the...
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  • accounted for. Incorrect zeroing of an instrument is an example of systematic error in instrumentation. Systematic errors may also be present in the result...
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    obtained. All measuring instruments are subject to varying degrees of instrument error and measurement uncertainty. These instruments may range from simple...
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    airspeed reference. This value is not corrected for installation error, instrument error, or the actual encountered air density, being instead calibrated...
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  • correlated with the error term (endogenous), in which case ordinary least squares and ANOVA give biased results. A valid instrument induces changes in...
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    good only up to this value. The least count error is the error associated with the resolution of the instrument. A metre ruler may have graduations at 1...
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  • uncertainty (or propagation of error) is the effect of variables' uncertainties (or errors, more specifically random errors) on the uncertainty of a function...
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    scale an advantage over its competitors. Zero error is defined as the condition where a measuring instrument registers a nonzero value at the zero position...
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    measurement tolerance, or transmission of the instrument and defines the limits of the errors made when the instrument is used in normal operating conditions...
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    calibrated airspeed", the indicated airspeed corrected for position error and instrument error EAS is "knots equivalent airspeed", the calibrated airspeed corrected...
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    Theodolite (category Angle measuring instruments)
    the base of the instrument to make the vertical axis vertical usually with an in-built bubble-level. Focusing: removing parallax error by proper focusing...
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    instrument is a device created or adapted to make musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can be considered a musical instrument—it...
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  • enforcement The longer the length of the instrument, the easier it is to control cosine error. If the instrument is very small, then optical alignment techniques...
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    Sextant (category Astronomical instruments)
    accuracy of the instrument and not the sine error of the length of an alidade, as it is in a mariner's astrolabe or similar older instrument. A sextant does...
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  • synchronization errors. The bit error rate (BER) is the number of bit errors per unit time. The bit error ratio (also BER) is the number of bit errors divided...
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    Airspeed indicator (category Aircraft instruments)
    variations, installation or instrument errors. Calibrated airspeed (CAS) is corrected for installation and instrument errors. Equivalent airspeed (EAS)...
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    a model of noise in electronics engineering (see Brownian noise), instrument errors in filtering theory and disturbances in control theory. The Wiener...
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    The qanun (/kəˈnuːn/ kə-NOON) is a Middle Eastern string instrument. It is played either solo or more often as part of an ensemble in much of Iran, East...
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    the instrument was completely adjusted manually to ensure a level line of sight, but modern automatic versions self-compensate for slight errors in the...
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    Pitot–static system (category Aircraft instruments)
    cockpit. Inherent errors may fall into several categories, each affecting different instruments. Density errors affect instruments metering airspeed and...
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    0,01". Accuracy and precision Instrument error Meridian circle Minute and second of arc Theodolite Transit instrument Karl Ramsayer, 1969: Geodätische...
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    In musical instrument classification, string instruments, or chordophones, are musical instruments that produce sound from vibrating strings when a performer...
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    Pitot tube (category Aircraft instruments)
    generally consists of a pitot tube, a static port, and the pitot-static instruments. Errors in pitot-static system readings can be extremely dangerous as the...
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  • measurement instrument to agree with value of the applied standard, within a specified accuracy. For example, a thermometer could be calibrated so the error of...
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    with these modifications are almost off the airspeed indicator, since instrument error is high at high angles of attack. It has been said that landings can...
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  • Error: {{Lang}}: no text (help)) – four-stringed bass instrument, tuned and played like cello Diyingehu (低音革胡) – four-stringed contrabass instrument,...
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    error in data transmission or transcription. Outliers arise due to changes in system behaviour, fraudulent behaviour, human error, instrument error or...
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    Maraba Airport Belem Airport In aviation, pilot error generally refers to an action or decision made by a pilot that is a substantial contributing factor...
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    relative error η, in time polynomial in the size of the input and 1/η (rather than log(1/η)), is called an FPTAS. In most indicating instruments, the accuracy...
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    The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the written agreement that formalized the surrender of the Empire of Japan, marking the end of hostilities in...
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