Data record `gloss.true-rms.usage`

Verified 2026-10-27 Confidence: High

A true RMS meter computes the root-mean-square value of the waveform and so reads the distorted currents drawn by nonlinear loads such as variable speed drives correctly, whereas an average-responding meter is calibrated for sine waves and reads a distorted waveform low or high.

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Step	Item	Detail
Source	Fluke learn article	Manufacturer page
Data record	gloss.true-rms.usage	Verified 2026-10-27
Entry	True RMS	No revisions

Subject: True RMS (Glossary)
Kind: Definition
Source: Fluke learn article, web page edition, What is true-RMS?, Fluke. Publisher page

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2026-10-27	created
2026-10-27	review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed

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  publisher = {Test Instrument Reference},
  year = {2026},
  note = {last substantive change 2026-10-27}
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