The Silent Benefactor: Why Explaining the Importance of Metrology Involves Addressing the Counterfactual

Metrology, the science of measurement, is an essential underpinning technology—an infratechnology. The correct functioning of the international measurement system that metrology supports is a prerequisite for the development of technology and wider progress in science. Metrology and the measurement...

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Published in:	Metrology
Main Authors:	Richard J. C. Brown, Paul J. Brewer
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-05-01
Subjects:	counterfactual impact measurement system metrology national metrology institute
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8244/5/2/27