[Test-Equipment] OLD lab instrumentation

[Dale H. Cook]

At 11:11 AM 5/30/2004, wolfbob wrote:

>It is a common mistake in engineering to assume that errors in things are
>random and therefore accuracy can be increased by averaging. This is rarely
>the case unless something like noise is present.

Nonetheless, averaging of standard cells provided the primary voltage 
standards for most nations for many decades.

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