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Calibration is the intercomarison and adjustment (if necessary) of a device with a "standard" of known higher accuracy. A quick test of temperature calibration are the freezing and boiling points of water (which varies somewhat based on altitude). Pressure is tougher and needs to be done by a calibration laboratory.

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