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Linearity: Analogue Process Control Services Is A Division of

Linearity refers to how closely an instrument's output matches the ideal straight-line relationship between its output and the measured variable. Linearity should not be confused with accuracy, repeatability, sensitivity or resolution. Linearity is more important for measurement applications than control applications, especially for single set point control. Modern electronic instruments try to correct for non-linearity in sensors, but corrections can reduce accuracy and repeatability. Non-linear instruments can also be preferable when they allow measuring a wider range on non-linear scales like logarithmic reactions.

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Linearity: Analogue Process Control Services Is A Division of

Linearity refers to how closely an instrument's output matches the ideal straight-line relationship between its output and the measured variable. Linearity should not be confused with accuracy, repeatability, sensitivity or resolution. Linearity is more important for measurement applications than control applications, especially for single set point control. Modern electronic instruments try to correct for non-linearity in sensors, but corrections can reduce accuracy and repeatability. Non-linear instruments can also be preferable when they allow measuring a wider range on non-linear scales like logarithmic reactions.

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Linearity is defined as the deviation of an ins trum ents perform ance from the ideal s traight line relations hip between the ins trum ents output and the m eas ured variable. Linearity s hould not be confus ed with accuracy, repeatability, s ens itivity or res olution. Linearity of an ins trum ent is m ore im portant when it is being us ed in a m eas urem ent application than it is in a control application - es pecially where the controller is us ed to control at a s ingle fixed s et point. Many m odern electronic ins trum ents attem pt to correct for non-linearity of the s ens ors us ed with them . However, the m ere fact that a correction is applied can degrade the accuracy and repeatability of the m eas urem ent. It is not always preferable to us e a linear ins trum ent, for exam ple m any electrochem ical reactions follow a s em i-logarithm ic law and this allows m any analys ers to m eas ure the variable over s everal decades of concentration (i.e. have a m eas uring range of 1000 to 1 (3 decades ), 10,000 to 1 (4 decades ) etc.). In s om e applications the us e of non-linear s cales als o enables the norm ally us ed part of the s cale to be expanded to provide im proved accuracy and readability.

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