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So far we have dealt with various aspects of uncertainty in measuring a single quantity. In Sect. 4.4 it was a measurement of weight; in Sect. 4.5 we analyzed results from measuring pull strength. In most real-life situations, the measurement process involves several quantities whose measurement result is subject to uncertainty. To clarify the exposition, let us consider a rather simple example.
If a man will begin with certainty, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content with doubts, he shall end in certainties.
Francis Bacon, The Advancement of Learning
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Gertsbakh, I. (2003). Measurement Uncertainty: Error Propagation Formula. In: Measurement Theory for Engineers. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08583-7_5
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