Measurability

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 545-562

  Rossi, Giovanni Battista ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epistemology; Measurement of human perceived quantities; Measurement science; Measurement theory

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EPISTEMOLOGY; MEASUREMENT OF HUMAN-PERCEIVED QUANTITIES; MEASUREMENT SCIENCE; SCIENTIFIC RIGOUR;

MEASUREMENT THEORY;

EID: 34249708492     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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