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A Guide to Measurement Uncertainty and Traceability: Foundations for Confident Measurement
What Is Measurement Traceability?
Measurement traceability is the ability to trace individual measurement results to national or international standards. According to the International Vocabulary of Metrology (VIM), traceability is:
“The property of a measurement result whereby the result can be related to a reference through a documented, unbroken chain of calibrations, each contributing to the measurement uncertainty.”
Establishing traceability ensures that measurements performed in one laboratory, facility, or country can be compared confidently to those taken elsewhere. It is the backbone of consistent quality and standardization across global operations.
