MEASUREMENT ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE THIRD MILLENNIUM

Viktor Smieško - Peter Kukuča

   The advancement of science and technology is matched by a parallel progress in the art of measurement. It is thus axiomatic that sophisticated science and technology are associated with sophisticated measurements, while simple- minded science is associated with only elementary measuring techniques. It can be said that the quickest way to assess the state of a nation's science and technology is to examine the measurements that are being made and the way in which the data accumulated by measurements are utilised.

Keywords: measurement, metrology, standardisation, virtual instrumentation, distance learning

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