Bill,
A more precise and literal translation of "Messwert" is "measured value",
and "vom" is a contraction of "von dem" meaning "of the"; thus "v.MW"
translates as "of the measured value"; however, I must admit that
I had no idea what the abbreviated form "v.MW" meant when it was first
posted here. Thanks for expanding this abbreviation for us.
I agree (of course) with your source that M. and E. are more correct
abbreviations respectively for the compound words Messwert and Endwert.
Gene.
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On Wed, 6 Jun 2001, Bill Potts wrote:
> ...
> v.MW is an abbreviation for vom Messwert, meaning "of the reading." It's
> used in accuracy/tolerance figures -- as in 0,05% v.MW.
>
> It is, however, an improper usage. The correct form is v.M.
>
> There is also v.E (sometimes incorrectly written as v.EW), for vom Endwert
> (of the end value)...
