Glossary
FIDAMAT 6-G
Operating instructions, 07/2006, A5E00478463
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Test gas
The gas used for carrying out calibration
Time constant
System parameter which determines the way a system-relevant quantity changes with time.
Warm restart
Restarting the device from its "warm" state with the last set parameters.
Warm-up phase
Time span which the device needs to reach operating temperature. It counts as one of the
operating states.
Weighting
Evaluation of single factors of a solution approach with regard to their importance. It has the
effect that more relevant factors have a greater influence on the result.
Zero
Smallest possible point of a measuring range (usually the start of the measuring range).
Zero calibration
Calibration of the zero point with a suitable zero gas.
Zero gas
Test gas used for calibrating the zero.