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Measuring instrument - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia All measuring instruments are subject to varying degrees of instrument error. Virtual instrumentation is widely used in the development of modern measuring instruments. Measuring instruments are the means by which this translation is made. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Measuring_instrument   (168 words)

Instrument - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Measuring instruments are devices used to measure or compare the magnitude of physical properties, such as voltmeters, speedometers, etc. Musical instruments are devices designed to produce music, frequently by plucking or striking a string or bell or drum surface, or by forcing air to resonate (see wind instrument). Instruments of torture is a term for the means whereby some act of torture is accomplished. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Instrument   (335 words)

Gross domestic product - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Another way of measuring GDP is to measure the total income payable in the GDP income accounts. GDP per capita is often used as an indicator of standard of living in an economy. GDP measures only final goods and services, that is those goods and services that are consumed by their final user, and not used as an input into other goods. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gross_domestic_product   (3002 words)

05546.000203&ELEMENT_SET=DECL The measuring instrument according to claim 1, wherein said bias means comprises a plunger of a digital indicator, said plunger being spring biased in a normally extended position. The device is used for measuring the length or thickness of a workpiece by placing the workpiece between the spring biased jaws, or it may be used for measuring depth when aligned vertically with the fixed jaw resting on a horizontal surface and the workpiece resting between the moveable jaw and the indicator. MEASURING INSTRUMENT TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to measurement apparatus, and particularly to a precision measuring instrument for measuring the length or thickness of a machined object or workpiece, or an injection molded or other finished product, and which may also be used as a depth gauge. www.wipo.int /cgi-pct/guest/getbykey5?KEY=00/05546.000203&ELEMENT_SET=DECL   (2145 words)

70295.001123&ELEMENT_SET=DECL A measuring instrument as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the measurements made against the two different measuring scales (12,13) are mutually complementary, i. A measuring instrument as claimed in either of the preceding claims, characterised in that said comparison is effected in that the respective arm for the different measurements identifies a colour/number on the respective measuring scale (12,13) by means of the common indicator A measuring instrument as claimed in Claim 1, characterised in that a measuring arm (4) disposed on the first part is common to two different measuring operations. www.wipo.int /cgi-pct/guest/getbykey5?KEY=00/70295.001123&ELEMENT_SET=DECL   (1000 words)

FIIG T299 Index All tapes are used principally in measuring distances and dimensions too long to be measured by a ruler, are usually enclosed into a case with accommodations for rewinding and may or may not have a ring at one end. A precision measuring instrument designed to measure subcutaneous tissue. An instrument with two legs hinged at one end, one of which is similar to a divider leg and the other to a leg on an outside caliper. www.dlis.dla.mil /fiigdata/T2990/ainindex.htm   (3201 words)

Operational wave measuring instrument Hence it follows that the measuring accuracy of the new wave measuring instrument (according to German gauge regulation B and according to DIN 1319) for the indication of the hydrologic water level is with 0,08 cm. The measuring accuracy of the radar detectors regarding the hydrologic water level (1-minutes value) results from the standard deviation of the measuring error of the sensors divided by the root from the number of measurements (here 90). For the measuring instrument the data evaluation algorithms developed in the BMBF research project were implemented in a outdoor able industrial suited PC-104-computer. www.bafg.de /servlet/is/11422   (745 words)

Measuring GDP - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia GDP is designed to measure the market value of production that flows through the economy. Gross domestic product, GDP, is defined as the total value of all goods and services produced within that territory during a given year. Nominal GDP measures the value of output during a given year using the prices prevailing during that year. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Measuring_GDP   (345 words)

Fundamentals of Electromagnetism This is “proved” by noting that whether the instrument is measuring voltage or current, the two TEM waves passing by will either be said by the instrument to have caused a doubling of the signal measured, or a cancellation. The signal travelling north towards the measuring instrument is a TEM wave, but with a voltage 100 times smaller than the signal measured. The measuring instrument (scope) makes the appropriate amplitude adjustment to register 100 times the signal it receives, so as the give the proper value for the signal measured. www.ivorcatt.com /2614.htm   (2380 words)

C 510 Measuring Instrument Polarization is determined by measuring the induced voltage, and then conversion and integration by means of a 16 bit processor. The sample is exposed to a defined magnetic field within a measuring coil. The current is measured by means of a temperature-stable and induction-free precision resistor (shunt) or by field coils. www.brockhaus.net /english/produkte/weichmagnetisch/c510.html   (237 words)

Testo Portable Instruments A one-piece measuring instrument for non-contact temperature measurement. The penetration probe is permanently attached to the measuring instrument. The ideal instrument for measuring the emissions in industrial burners is a compact, versatile instrument. www.omniinstruments.co.uk /test/testo.html   (3080 words)

Chapter 2 GDP is the broadest measure of economic activity. Nominal GDP is the value of an economy's final output in constant dollars. Real GDP was $5743.8 billion in 1990 and nominal GDP was $6136.3 billion in 1990. www.fiu.edu /~leyesj/PQchap02.htm   (568 words)

The World Factbook 2004 - Notes and Definitions Note: the numbers for GDP and other economic data can not be chained together from successive volumes of the Factbook because of changes in the US dollar measuring rod, revisions of data by statistical agencies, use of new or different sources of information, and changes in national statistical methods and practices. This index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of family income in a country.  The index is calculated from the Lorenz curve, in which cumulative family income is plotted against the number of families arranged from the poorest to the richest. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. www.brainyatlas.com /docs/notesanddefs.html   (8880 words)

ch2_study_guide.doc GDP of a closed economy in 1997 was equal to $20,200, depreciation was $2,900 and total gross investment (public and private) was $3,800 (all in per capita magnitudes). GDP in a closed economy is identically equal to the income earned by its residents. While GDP measures the value of all final goods and services produced within an economy, NDP measures the maximum output of an economy that is available for consumption. www.swlearning.com /economics/farmer/ancillaries/ch2_study_guide.doc   (2827 words)

Conveyor weight-measuring instrument Instruments Catalogue Research-Manufacturing Enterprise METRA - World Class Weighing Equipment The instrument principle of operation is based on resistive-strain sensor and pulse sensor signals transformation in a digital code, which is processed by microprocessor using a program recorded in a permanent memory. Designation: The instrument is used as a component of conveyor scales and continuous batchers with variable or constant belt speed. The instrument is supplied by power supply adapter made as a plug. www.metra.ru /catalogue_m0600_eng.php   (422 words)

THE DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF MEASURING INSTRUMENTS The time constant of a measurement of temperature is determined by the thermal capacity of the thermometer and the thermal contact between the thermometer and the body whose temperature is being measured. The damping factor is a measure of this opposition to the oscillations. An example of a zero order linear instrument is a wire strain gauge in which the change in the electrical resistance of the wire is proportional to the strain in the wire. www.jgsee.kmutt.ac.th /exell/PracMath/Instruments.html   (1056 words)

TGD Thickness Measuring Instrument Together with the material to be measured, they form a transformer whereby the exciting coil is the primary and the measuring coil the secondary winding. High-performance electromagnetic measuring process for the quality control of cold and hot rolled strips and sheets. In accordance with the prescribed nominal thickness, the amplitude and frequency of the primary circuit are regulated in such a way that the material is in high polarization. www.brockhaus.net /english/produkte/bahnen/c-pruef.html   (184 words)

12/09/1982 - Utilization of a Stop Time Measuring Instrument for Verification of Compliance With 29 CFR 1910.217. 12/09/1982 - Utilization of a Stop Time Measuring Instrument for Verification of Compliance With 29 CFR 1910.217. A special seminar was conducted at the OSHA Institute during the week of November 22, 1982, regarding the use and application of newly acquired Semelex Stop Time Measuring Instruments. MEMORANDUM FOR: ALL REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS AND AREA DIRECTORS THRU: JOHN B. SUBJECT: Utilization of a Stop Time Measuring Instrument for Verification of Compliance With 29 CFR 1910.217(c)(3)(iii)(e) and.217(c)(3)(vii)(c) www.osha.gov /pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=19055   (321 words)

ePanorama One method of measuring oscilloscope jitter is to use the oscilloscope to measure the jitter of a pulse generator with known jitter. Measurement is also usefulduring use when cabling problems are suspected.The most common cable fault is an open circuit, usually due toproblems close to or at the ends of the cables. As a noise source, return loss is measured and evaluated to assure that the reflected signal energy is sufficiently small in reference to the transmitted signal such that the reliability of the transmission is not negatively impacted. www.epanorama.net /links/measuring.html   (12864 words)

Bhumika International Inc: Clamp Meters - Frequently asked questions (FAQs) A Digital Multimeter (DMM) is a convenient measuring instrument that allows by itself the measurement of DC voltage, AC voltage, DC current, AC current and resistance (Pocket type DMM normally cannot be used for the measurement of current for safety reasons). For measurements of waveforms of non-sine waves, choose a model supporting measurements by RMS values: In measuring distorted sine and non-sine waves (square waves, triangular waves, pulse), significant errors occur in measurements by mean values. For instance, when a measuring instrument is used on a motor of facility of 400V main power supply, which corresponds to category III, use a measuring instrument of CAT. www.bhumika.ca /instrumentations/dmm/questions.htm   (1009 words)

Product News Network: Form Measuring Instrument provides portable solution The MMQ 100 is optimized to perform a number of form measuring tasks including roundness (also in a section), flatness (from one circle), concentricity, coaxiality, radial run-out, axial run-out, plane parallelism from two opposite circles, and Fourier/waviness analysis. PROVIDENCE, RI -- It is now easier than ever to conduct standard form measurements such as roundness, flatness, concentricity, axial run-out, and more directly on the shop floor thanks to a new, portable form measuring instrument from Mahr Federal. The 32 function keys of the touchscreen can be identified with images of workpieces and assigned to relevant measuring programs, making measurement a one touch operation. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0PIL/is_2005_Sept_22/ai_n15626137   (597 words)

Measuring Instrument Resonances If the back of the instrument you are measuring is very stiff, then according to Meyer's experiments both sets of tap tones should give nearly identical values for the top frequency and air resonance. First, if you measure a body resonance and top plate first fundamental on a completed instrument, it is essentially guaranteed that these values will not equal the Helmholz resonance nor the value of the top plate first fundamental when the top is only attached to the sides and no back is on the instrument. That is, by muffling the strings, holding the neck halfway between the nut and where the neck joins the body and recording the tap tone from the center of the bridge, the air resonance and the first fundamental should be the two largest, low frequency peaks in the deconvolved spectrum. www.ukuleles.com /Technology/Meyer.html   (2840 words)

Instrument for Measuring Temperature of Water Because the infrared radiation entering the radiometer would be polarized parallel to the plane of incidence and because very little downwelling parallel-polarized radiation would be reflected into the radiometer on account of the pseudo-Brewster arrangement, the radiation received by the radiometer would consist almost entirely of thermal emission from the surface of the water. The wavelength range of interest for measuring water temperatures is 8 to 12 µm. Because the emissivity of the water would be very close to 1, the water could be regarded as a close approximation of a blackbody for the purpose of computing its surface temperature from the radiometer measurements by use of the Planck radiation law. www.nasatech.com /Briefs/Feb03/SSC00134.html   (431 words)

gdp.doc Although the actual methods of measuring GDP are quite complex and are constantly being tweaked by government statisticians, the basic process is straightforward. Instead of measuring physical units of output, we measure values of output and then ask about the total or aggregate value of output. Specifically, GDP is the value of all final goods and services produced within the country during a year. faculty.winthrop.edu /stonebrakerr/book/gdp.doc   (1999 words)

Economics: The GDP The GDP is the flow of money to (or from) producers in the U.S. The GDP, by measuring the flow of money, indirectly measures the flow of real stuff. Nominal GDP is the GDP, the dollar value of all U.S. output in a given year. The GDP is the flow, per year, through either of the money arrows in the circular flow diagram. hadm.sph.sc.edu /Courses/Econ/Classes/GDP/GDP.html   (1367 words)

ch-2.html Between 1978 and 1981, inflation as measured by the CPI was over 2% per year higher than the inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. We consider the measurement of unemployment, Employment and unemployment statistics are among the most watched of all economic data, for a couple of reasons. The measurement of GDP in the economy is much more complicated in practice than our simple bread example suggests. www.nd.edu /~tcosiman/ch-2.html   (2703 words)

AusStats: Measuring GDP Annual growth in GDP per capita has been about one to two percentage points lower than that for GDP since the mid-1970s and was negative in 1974-75, 1977-78, 1982-83, 1990-91 and 1991-92 (graph 29. Integration with balanced supply and use tables ensures that the same estimate of GDP is obtained from the three approaches, so that annual estimates using the income, expenditure and production approaches are identical for the years for which supply and use tables are available. GDP is then obtained by summing value added across all industries, and adding taxes less subsidies on products. pandora.nla.gov.au /parchive/2001/Z2001-Feb-19/Docs/wcd00005/wcd005a5.htm   (443 words)

data_gdp_post.ppt Measuring GDP General accounting system: National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA) Approaches: Final goods approach: add up the total value of goods and services produced, categorized by ultimate users. Green GDP Green GDP: A measure of GDP that subtracts the decrease in the natural resource base from conventional GDP. Potential GDP Potential GDP: indicates what the economy would produce if labor were fully employed and machines and plants (capital) were operating at normal levels of utilization. userpages.umbc.edu /~bewilson/courses/102/data_gdp_post.ppt   (450 words)

Tutor2u - limitations of gdp when measuring living standards One of the main uses of national income data is in measuring the economic well being of the population through the concept of the standard of living. GDP figures on their own do not show the distribution of income and the uneven spread of financial wealth. GDP figures might understate the true living standards because of the existence and growth of the black economy. www.tutor2u.net /economics/content/topics/livingstandards/limitations_of_gdp.htm   (519 words)

Introduction to Macroeconomics - Chapter 20 GDP may grow because of increases in output, but the possible associated increase in pollution is not recognized. GDP and GNP are measured on a quarterly basis. In GDP accounting the family is treated as a firm that rents the house to itself. mason.gmu.edu /~tlidderd/104/ch20Lect.html   (6805 words)

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