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Offset

Offset is the difference between a nominal value (for an artifact) or a target value (for a process) and the actual measured value. For example, if the thermocouple alloy leads of a reference junction probe are formed into a measurement junction and placed in an ice point cell, and the reference junction itself is also in the ice point, then the theoretical thermoelectric emf measured at the copper wires should be zero. Any value other than zero is an offset created by inhomogeneity of the thermocouple wires combined with other uncertainties. Compare with: bias, error
 

Metrology