A measurement result corresponds either to an individual measurement value, obtained by a single observation, or to a cumulative value of individual measurements. Whatever the case, the rules for presenting results are the same and are outlined below.
A measurement result must always be accompanied by a measurement uncertainty.
The general rule for the presentation of a measurement result, whether resulting from a single measurement or an accumulation of several measurement values, is as follows.
When the value of a measurement is greater than the decision threshold x
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, the measurement result is given in the form :
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