Specification Definitions; Warranted Specifications; Characteristic Specifications - Agilent Technologies N8480 Series Operating And Service Manual

2 Specifications and Characteristics

Specification Definitions

There are two types of product specifications:

• warranted specifications

• characteristic specifications

Warranted Specifications

Warranted specifications are covered by the product warranty and apply
over 0 °C to 55 °C, unless otherwise noted. Warranted specifications
include measurement uncertainty calculated with 95% confidence.

Characteristic Specifications

Characteristic specifications are not warranted. They describe product
performance that is useful in the application of the power sensors by
giving typical, but non- warranted performance parameters. These
characteristics are shown in italics or denoted as "typical", "nominal"
or "approximate".
Characteristic information is representative of the product. In many
cases, it may also be supplemental to a warranted specification.
Characteristic specifications are not verified on all power sensors. The
types of characteristic specifications can be placed in two groups:
• The first group of characteristic types describes 'attributes' common to
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all products of a given model or option.
Examples of characteristics that describe 'attributes' are product weight,
and 50 W input Type- N connector. In these examples product weight is
an approximate value and a 50 W input is nominal. These two terms
are most widely used when describing a product's 'attributes'.
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