##  [Calibration](/index.php/calibration) 

  ##  [Calibration](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/calibration-0) 

  

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**Natural & Formal Sciences Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

Process of determining, checking, or adjusting the relationship between instrument readings and known reference values (standards) to ensure measurement validity, traceability, and to reduce systematic error; includes establishing calibration curves, offsets, and uncertainty contributions.