40 relations: Accuracy and precision, Callendar–Van Dusen equation, Carl Wilhelm Siemens, Celsius, Copper, Electrical conductor, Electrical resistance and conductance, Four-terminal sensing, Great Britain, Hugh Longbourne Callendar, Hysteresis, Impurity, International Temperature Scale of 1990, Linearity, Nickel, Noble metal, Ohm, Operating temperature, Phonon, Plating, Platinum, Polytetrafluoroethylene, Polyvinyl chloride, Repeatability, Royal Society, Royal Society Bakerian Medal, Sensitivity (electronics), Sensor, Silicone oil, Silicone rubber, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle main engine, Strain gauge, STS-51-F, Temperature coefficient, Thermistor, Thermocouple, Thermoelectric effect, Thermostat, Thermowell.
Accuracy and precision
Precision is a description of random errors, a measure of statistical variability.
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Callendar–Van Dusen equation
The Callendar–Van Dusen equation is an equation that describes the relationship between resistance (R) and temperature (T) of platinum resistance thermometers (RTD).
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Carl Wilhelm Siemens
Sir Charles William Siemens FRSA (originally Carl Wilhelm Siemens; 4 April 1823 – 19 November 1883) was a German-born engineer and entrepreneur who for most of his life worked in Britain and later became a British subject.
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Celsius
The Celsius scale, previously known as the centigrade scale, is a temperature scale used by the International System of Units (SI).
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Copper
Copper is a chemical element with symbol Cu (from cuprum) and atomic number 29.
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Electrical conductor
In physics and electrical engineering, a conductor is an object or type of material that allows the flow of an electrical current in one or more directions.
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Electrical resistance and conductance
The electrical resistance of an electrical conductor is a measure of the difficulty to pass an electric current through that conductor.
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Four-terminal sensing
Four-terminal sensing (4T sensing), 4-wire sensing, or 4-point probes method is an electrical impedance measuring technique that uses separate pairs of current-carrying and voltage-sensing electrodes to make more accurate measurements than the simpler and more usual two-terminal (2T) sensing.
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Great Britain
Great Britain, also known as Britain, is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe.
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Hugh Longbourne Callendar
Hugh Longbourne Callendar FRS (18 April 1863 – 21 January 1930) was a British physicist.
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Hysteresis
Hysteresis is the dependence of the state of a system on its history.
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Impurity
Impurities are either naturally occurring or added during synthesis of a chemical or commercial product.
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International Temperature Scale of 1990
The International Temperature Scale of 1990 (ITS-90) published by the Consultative Committee for Thermometry (CCT) of the International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM) is an equipment calibration standard for making measurements on the Kelvin and Celsius temperature scales.
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Linearity
Linearity is the property of a mathematical relationship or function which means that it can be graphically represented as a straight line.
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Nickel
Nickel is a chemical element with symbol Ni and atomic number 28.
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Noble metal
In chemistry, the noble metals are metals that are resistant to corrosion and oxidation in moist air (unlike most base metals).
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Ohm
The ohm (symbol: Ω) is the SI derived unit of electrical resistance, named after German physicist Georg Simon Ohm.
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Operating temperature
An operating temperature is the temperature at which an electrical or mechanical device operates.
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Phonon
In physics, a phonon is a collective excitation in a periodic, elastic arrangement of atoms or molecules in condensed matter, like solids and some liquids.
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Plating
Plating is a surface covering in which a metal is deposited on a conductive surface.
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Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with symbol Pt and atomic number 78.
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Polytetrafluoroethylene
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a synthetic fluoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene that has numerous applications.
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Polyvinyl chloride
Polyvinyl chloride, also known as polyvinyl or '''vinyl''', commonly abbreviated PVC, is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic plastic polymer, after polyethylene and polypropylene.
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Repeatability
Repeatability or test–retest reliability is the closeness of the agreement between the results of successive measurements of the same measurand carried out under the same conditions of measurement.
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Royal Society
The President, Council and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, commonly known as the Royal Society, is a learned society.
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Royal Society Bakerian Medal
The Bakerian Medal is one of the premier medals of the Royal Society that recognizes exceptional and outstanding science.
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Sensitivity (electronics)
The sensitivity of an electronic device, such as a communications system receiver, or detection device, such as a PIN diode, is the minimum magnitude of input signal required to produce a specified output signal having a specified signal-to-noise ratio, or other specified criteria.
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Sensor
In the broadest definition, a sensor is a device, module, or subsystem whose purpose is to detect events or changes in its environment and send the information to other electronics, frequently a computer processor.
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Silicone oil
A silicone oil is any liquid polymerized siloxane with organic side chains.
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Silicone rubber
Silicone rubber is an elastomer (rubber-like material) composed of silicone—itself a polymer—containing silicon together with carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
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Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle was a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as part of the Space Shuttle program.
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Space Shuttle main engine
The Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25, otherwise known as the Space Shuttle main engine (SSME), is a liquid-fuel cryogenic rocket engine that was used on NASA's Space Shuttle and is planned to be used on its successor, the Space Launch System.
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Strain gauge
A strain gauge is a device used to measure strain on an object.
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STS-51-F
STS-51-F (also known as Spacelab 2) was the nineteenth flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the eighth flight of Space Shuttle ''Challenger''.
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Temperature coefficient
A temperature coefficient describes the relative change of a physical property that is associated with a given change in temperature.
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Thermistor
A thermistor is a type of resistor whose resistance is dependent on temperature, more so than in standard resistors.
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Thermocouple
A thermocouple is an electrical device consisting of two dissimilar electrical conductors forming electrical junctions at differing temperatures.
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Thermoelectric effect
The thermoelectric effect is the direct conversion of temperature differences to electric voltage and vice versa via a thermocouple.
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Thermostat
A thermostat is a component which senses the temperature of a physical system and performs actions so that the system's temperature is maintained near a desired setpoint.
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Thermowell
Thermowells are tubular fittings used to protect temperature sensors installed in industrial processes.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resistance_thermometer