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Option 2 : a remains constant and b varies in proportion to the distance being measured.
Accuracy of EDMI is generally stated in terms of constants instruments error and measuring
Error proportional to the distance being measured.
± (a mm + b ppm)
The first part ‘a’ in this expression indicates a constant instrument error that is independent of the length of line measured.
Second component ‘b’ is distance related error.
Classification of EDM instruments based on the precision obtainable:
Less precise → Standard deviation of one measurement greater than ± (5 mm + 5 ppm)
Moderately precise → Standard deviation of one measurement = ± (5 mm + 1 ppm)
Highly precise → Instruments having a standard deviation of one measurement = ± (1 mm + 1 ppm)