Adjusted precisely to ensure accuracy or to work properly under specific conditions.
From Arabic 'qalib,' meaning mold or template. It entered European languages through scientific instruments needing exact measurement standards.
Calibration is what makes precise measurement possible—without it, your bathroom scale, your phone's compass, and medical equipment would all be useless, which shows how quietly important this technical process is!
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