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Ferri, Carlo (2019) Reflections upon measurement and uncertainty in measurement. In: 18th Online World Conference on Soft Computing in Industrial Applications (WSC18), 1-12 Dec 2014. Published in: Proceedings of the 18th Online World Conference on Soft Computing in Industrial Applications (WSC18), 864 pp. 234-243. ISBN 9783030006105. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-00612-9_20 ISSN 2194-5357.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00612-9_20
Abstract
Measurements of physical quantities are the corner stone upon which we humans have built the scientific perception of the world. They characterize the scientific system of beliefs: measurements are the distinctive means to tell the scientific truth apart from any other kind of approach to knowledge. Moreover, measurements have been having a central part in the development of any sort of machine, instrument and artefact that humans have invented. Yet in industry, especially in small medium size enterprises (SME’s), time and money spent in measurements is often seen as a necessary evil or, worst, as a waste of valuable resources. To contribute in contrasting this negative perception, a clarification of the fundamental concept of measurement is presented. The emphasis is in particular placed on uncertainty in measurement. The need for the introduction of the concept of uncertainty is justified. The theoretical implications attached to uncertainty of measurement are analyzed.
Item Type: | Conference Item (UNSPECIFIED) | ||||||||
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Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics T Technology > T Technology (General) |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Measurement , Metrology, Uncertainty | ||||||||
Series Name: | Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Proceedings of the 18th Online World Conference on Soft Computing in Industrial Applications (WSC18) | ||||||||
Publisher: | Springer | ||||||||
ISBN: | 9783030006105 | ||||||||
ISSN: | 2194-5357 | ||||||||
Book Title: | Proceedings of the 18th Online World Conference on Soft Computing in Industrial Applications (WSC18) | ||||||||
Official Date: | 2019 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 864 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 234-243 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-030-00612-9_20 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | The final authenticated version is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00612-9_20 | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 10 December 2019 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 10 December 2019 | ||||||||
Title of Event: | 18th Online World Conference on Soft Computing in Industrial Applications (WSC18) | ||||||||
Type of Event: | Conference | ||||||||
Date(s) of Event: | 1-12 Dec 2014 |
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