We investigate the influence of finite resolution on measurement uncertainty from the perspective of the Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (GUM). Finite resolution in a measurement that is perturbed by Gaussian noise yields a distribution of results that strongly depends on the location of the true value relative to the resolution increment. We show that there is no simple e...

A new definition of the measurement uncertainty (MU) was proposed by Working Group 1 Joint Committee for Guides in Metrology, JCGM-WG1. This avoids any quantitative aspect and focuses on its subjective nature.
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 doubt about true value measurand that remains after making a measurement.
 Here, MU is no longer quantitative; it rather (subjective) state mind. co...