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• International Organization of Legal Metrology — The International Organization of Legal Metrology or Organisation Internationale de Métrologie Légale (OIML) is an intergovernmental treaty organization. The OIML currently has 57 Member States and 58 Corresponding Members[1] The OIML was… …   Wikipedia

• Metrology — This article is about the science of measurement. For the study of weather see Meteorology. A scientist stands in front of a microarcsecond (1 millionth of 1 arcsecond or 1 millionth of 1/3600 degree) testbed. Metrology is the science of… …   Wikipedia

• International Date Line — Date line redirects here. For other uses, see Dateline (disambiguation). The International Date Line around 180° The International Date Line (IDL) is a generally north south imaginary line on the surface of the Earth, passing through the middle… …   Wikipedia

• National Institute of Metrology Standardization and Industrial Quality — The National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO) is a Brazilian federal autarchy, linked to MDIC, the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Commerce. In Brazil, certification bodies must be accredited… …   Wikipedia

• Measurement uncertainty — In metrology, measurement uncertainty is a non negative parameter characterizing the dispersion of the values attributed to a measured quantity. The uncertainty has a probabilistic basis and reflects incomplete knowledge of the quantity. All… …   Wikipedia

• Alcohol proof — is a measure of how much alcohol (ethanol) is contained in an alcoholic beverage. The term was originally used in the United Kingdom and was defined as 7/4 times the alcohol by volume (abv). The UK now uses the abv standard instead of alcohol… …   Wikipedia

• United Nations Industrial Development Organization — UNIDO redirects here. For the 1980–1987 Philippine opposition party, see United Nationalist Democratic Organization. United Nations Industrial Development Organization …   Wikipedia

• Mass versus weight — The chains on the swing hold all the child’s weight. If one were to stand behind her at the bottom of the arc and try to stop her, one would be acting against her inertia, which arises purely from mass, not weight. In everyday usage, the mass of… …   Wikipedia

• National Conference on Weights and Measures — The National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) is a not for profit corporation dedicated to developing and regulating the United States technical standards for weights and measures. The organization s official mission is to advance a… …   Wikipedia

• Alcoholic proof — is a measure of how much alcohol (i.e., ethanol) is contained in an alcoholic beverage. It is defined as twice the percentage of alcohol by volume. The measurement of alcohol content and the statement of this content on liquor bottle labels is… …   Wikipedia