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  2. Cavendish experiment - Wikipedia

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    which differs by only 1% from the 2014 CODATA value of 6.67408 × 10 −11 m 3 kg −1 s −2. [25] Today, physicists often use units where the gravitational constant takes a different form. The Gaussian gravitational constant used in space dynamics is a defined constant and the Cavendish experiment can be considered as a measurement of this ...

  3. Metrology - Wikipedia

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    Metrology is a wide reaching field, but can be summarized through three basic activities: the definition of internationally accepted units of measurement, the realisation of these units of measurement in practice, and the application of chains of traceability (linking measurements to reference standards).

  4. Unit of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The former Weights and Measures office in Seven Sisters, London Units of measurement, Palazzo della Ragione, Padua. A unit of measurement, or unit of measure, is a definite magnitude of a quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law, that is used as a standard for measurement of the same kind of quantity. [1]

  5. Measurement - Wikipedia

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    Measurement is the quantification of attributes of an object or event, which can be used to compare with other objects or events. [1] [2] In other words, measurement is a process of determining how large or small a physical quantity is as compared to a basic reference quantity of the same kind. [3]

  6. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    1 troy ounce (31 g) of four nines fine gold (999,9) Numbers very close to, but below one are often expressed in "nines" (N – not to be confused with the unit newton), that is in the number of nines following the decimal separator in writing the number in question. For example, "three nines" or "3N" indicates 0.999 or 99.9%, "four nines five ...

  7. Extensometer - Wikipedia

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    An extensometer is a device that is used to measure changes in the length of an object. [1] It is useful for stress-strain measurements and tensile tests. Its name comes from "extension-meter". It was invented by Charles Huston who described it in an article in the Journal of the Franklin Institute in 1879. Huston later gave the rights to ...

  8. List of metric units - Wikipedia

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    The statsiemens or statmho is a unit of electric conductance equal to 1 statA/statV, corresponding to ~ 1.112 646 pS. [6] The stathenry is a unit of electric inductance equal to 1 statV·s/statA, corresponding to ~ 898.755 1787 GH. [7] [6] [a] The statfarad (statF) is a unit of electric capacitance equal to 1 statC/statV, corresponding to ~ 1. ...

  9. List of electrical and electronic measuring equipment

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    Displays waveform of a signal, allows measurement of frequency, timing, peak excursion, offset, ... Psophometer: Measures AF signal level and noise Q meter: Measures Q factor of the RF circuits Tachometer: Measures speed of motors Signal analyzer: Measures both the amplitude and the modulation of a RF signal Signal generator