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Appendix III

Glossary of Terms

ACCURACY

The degree of conformity of a measured value to the true value.

AGGREGATE PERCENT WEIGHT

The weight associated with 100%. The reference weight.

BAUD RATE

The rate at which the balance transmits or receives data to or from a computer or

peripheral device.

GROSS WEIGHT

The weight of a container and its contents.

MASS

The quantity of matter in a body as measured by its inertia. Mass is independent of

gravity.

NET WEIGHT

The weight of the contents of a container without the weight of the container.

PRECISION

The degree of certainty which can be placed on an average value derived from multiple

measurements.

RESOLUTION

The minimum amount that a reading or measurement can change for an incremental

weight change.

TARE WEIGHT

The weight of a container without its contents. The amount of weight assigned a value

of zero.

WEIGHT

The gravitational force between an object and the earth. Weight varies with gravity and

can vary from location to location by as much as 5%.

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