Specifications

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Appendix III
Glossary of Terms
ACCURACY
The degree of conformity of a measured value to the true value.
AVERAGE PIECE WEIGHT
The average weight in a sample of like pieces.
BAUD RATE
The rate at which your scale transmits or receives information to or from a
computer or peripheral device.
DISPLAY HYSTERESIS
The tendency of a scale with a fluctuating reading to stabilize on the higher
value.
KITTING
Repeatedly removing a given number of pieces for inclusion in a kit; e.g.,
removing the number of like transistors necessary to manufacture a radio.
PARITY
A bit used to check the validity of the data word.
PRECISION
The degree of reproducibility which can be placed on an average value
derived from multiple measurements usually expressed as one standard
deviation (or one sigma).
REPRODUCIBILITY
See PRECISION.