Measurement and Signature Intelligence — Measurement and Signature Intelligence, or MASINT, refers to intelligence gathering activities that bring together disparate elements that do not fit within the definitions of the major disciplines mentioned above. As a means of collecting… … Wikipedia
Measurement and signature intelligence — (MASINT) is a branch of intelligence gathering activities. MASINT, may have aspects of intelligence analysis management, since certain aspects of MASINT, such as the analysis of electromagnetic radiation received by signals intelligence are more… … Wikipedia
Measurement uncertainty — In metrology, measurement uncertainty is a non negative parameter characterizing the dispersion of the values attributed to a measured quantity. The uncertainty has a probabilistic basis and reflects incomplete knowledge of the quantity. All… … Wikipedia
measurement — /mezh euhr meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of measuring. 2. a measured dimension. 3. extent, size, etc., ascertained by measuring. 4. a system of measuring or measures: liquid measurement. [1745 55; MEASURE + MENT] * * * Association of numbers with… … Universalium
Measurement microphone calibration — In order to take a scientific measurement with a microphone, its precise sensitivity must be known (in volts per Pascal). Since this may change over the lifetime of the device, it is necessary to regularly calibrate measurement microphones. This… … Wikipedia
List of unusual units of measurement — For units of measure primarily used in countries where English is not the main language, see the article specific to that country, a list of which can be found in the systems of measurement article. An unusual unit of measurement is a unit of… … Wikipedia
radiation measurement — ▪ technology Introduction technique for detecting the intensity and characteristics of ionizing radiation, such as alpha, beta, and gamma rays or neutrons, for the purpose of measurement. The term ionizing radiation refers to those… … Universalium
Focused Impedance Measurement — The Focused Impedance Measurement is a recent technique for measurement of tissue impedance in the human body with improved zone localization compared to conventional methods. This method was proposed and developed at the Biomedical Physics… … Wikipedia
Wow and flutter measurement — is carried out on audio tape machines, cassette recorders and players, and other analog recording and reproduction devices with rotary components (e.g. movie projectors, turntables (vinyl recording), etc.). This measurement quantifies the amount… … Wikipedia
Audio noise measurement — is carried out when assessing the quality of audio equipment, such as is used in recording studios, broadcast studios, and in the home (Hi Fi).Noise in general refers to unwanted sound, often loud, but in audio systems it is the low level hiss or … Wikipedia
