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calibration

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calibration /cal·i·bra·tion/ (kal?i-bra´shun) determination of the accuracy of an instrument, usually by measurement of its variation from a standard, to ascertain necessary correction factors.
calibration (kal´brā´shn),
n 1. the process of comparing a measurement instrument against a verified standard instrument. The US Bureau of Standards maintains the national calibration instruments for weights and measures.
2. the comparison of procedures between clinicians to achieve a clinical standard.
calibration of radiography unit,
n See unit, radiography calibration.
Caliciviridae
n a grouping of nonenveloped, 20-sided RNA viruses, and includes the Norwalk gastroenteritis virus.
calibration
determination of the accuracy of an instrument, usually by measurement of its variation from a standard, to ascertain necessary correction factors.


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