Term: systematic error
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S06235

Definition:
Mean that would result from an infinite number of measurements of the same measurand carried out under repeatability conditions minus a true value of the measurand.

Related Terms:
1) measurand (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03789).
2) repeatability (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05293).

Source: VIM (https://www.iso.org/standard/45321.html)

Citation: 'systematic error' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S06235

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