On the meaning of measurement uncertainty

• Published in: Measurement : journal of the International Measurement Confederation Vol. 133; pp. 41 - 46
• Main Author: Grégis, Fabien
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2019; Elsevier Science Ltd; Elsevier
• Subjects: Epistemology of measurement; Error analysis; History, Philosophy and Sociology of Sciences; Humanities and Social Sciences; Measurement; Measurement uncertainty; Uncertainty; Vocabulary of metrology; Measurement uncertainty; Vocabulary of metrology; Epistemology of measurement

•Inquires into the meaning of measurement uncertainty in metrology.•VIM2 & VIM3 definitions of measurement uncertainty do not explain its meaning.•VIM1 definition of measurement uncertainty is incorrect.•The suggested VIM4 definition appeals to an overly restrictive notion of “belief”•Alternativ...