According to the frequency range of the digital measurement instrument, there are the following input impedances for typical instruments (Fig 1):
Fig 1. Input impedances for typical instruments Example: Lets assume the measurement of the electric current analyzed at the document of error (Fig 2):
Fig 2. Actual value In order to measure the electric current, an ammeter with the specifications shown in Fig 3 is implemented.
Fig 4. Measured value The measured value of electric current, including the uncertainty, is required. First, the reading of ammeter must be taken. Therefore, according to the range defined at Fig3, the reading in the display of ammeter is (Fig 5):
Fig 5.Ammeter reading The ammeter reading must be taken as the central value of the measured value . In order to calculate the experimental uncertainty , is necessary the application of (1) to the ammeter reading. Therefore: (aplying resolution)
Finally, the the measured value is: * * According to resolution of selected range, note that the central value and the uncertainty have the same number of decimal figures.