The meaning of "quantity" in measurement

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-138

  Mari, Luca ^a  

^a Libero Ist Univ C Cattaneo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Concept of quantity; Measurement science; Measurement theory

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT ERRORS; MEASUREMENTS;

CONCEPT OF QUANTITY; MEASUREMENT SCIENCE;

MEASUREMENT THEORY;

EID: 0030079924     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0263-2241(96)00022-X     Document Type: Article

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