计量及其社会功能

The Measurement and Its Social Function

计量工作是社会活动中的一种基础工作。面临经济的日益全球化 ,计量工作的重要性更是日益突现。近几十年来 ,计量技术得到了很快的发展。测量准确度提高了几个数量级。为了解决在世界贸易中重复检测产生的问题 ,一个全球性的计量检测证书的国际互认体系正在形成。

The measurement is a kind of fundamental work in the social activity. Along with the development of economic globalization, the measurement activity shows its importance increasingly. The metrology technique developed rapidly in the passed decades. The measurement accuracy was improved by several magnitudes. To overcome the problems from repeating test, an international mutual accreditation system for calibration certificates is in forming.