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Uncertainty

Uncertainty is a property of a measurement result that defines the range of probable values of the measurand. Total uncertainty may consist of components that are evaluated by the statistical probability distribution of experimental data or from assumed probability distributions based on other data. Uncertainty is an estimate of dispersion; effects that contribute to the dispersion may be random or systematic. (GUM, 2.2.3)
Uncertainty is an estimate of the range of values that the true value of the measurement is within, with a specified level of confidence. After an item that has a specified tolerance has been calibrated using an instrument with a known accuracy, the result is a value with a calculated uncertainty. See also: Type A evaluation, Type B evaluation
 

Calibration uncertainty