Misurando
Misurando is a term used in metrology and measurement theory to denote the quantity physically to be measured. It is the quantity of interest that the measurement process aims to determine, which may be scalar or vector. In Italian, misurando is the participial form of misurare and is used to name the quantity under measurement.
In a measurement model, the misurando is distinguished from the measurement instrument and from the measurement
Common examples: the length of a rod, the mass of an object, the temperature of a sample,
In practice, defining the misurando is a design step in metrology and experimental science, because it determines
See also: measurand, metrology, measurement uncertainty, measurement model.