Category: metrology


  • Averaging noise

    What happens if you trigger on a very noisy signal for averaging?

  • Math of odd units

    What is That was a question that I recently saw on YouTube, but the answer is quite obvious if you remember that 100 % is just equal to 1. Here, I would like to do the same with the decibel. That unit also describes a ratio. 0 dB is again equal to 1, so that…

  • Typesetting of SI quantities

    Are you working in science and need to report quantities based on the SI system? When I rehearse presentations with my students or review their reports, I often notice that they need guidance in formatting and typesetting SI quantities properly. I must admit that my years in metrology have made me examine this more closely. I…