Abstract: A digital measuring device for a quasi-analog measurement value indication includes a display for the measurement value indication, a pre-determined overall measuring range disposed on the display, a measurement value scale forming a spread measuring range section of the overall measuring range with variable spreading, the measuring value scale being addressable in planar segments with alpha numeric characters, an indicating device for indicating a value on the measuring value scale, and an automatic control placing measurement values within the displayed measuring range section with numerically displayed scale values fitting the measuring range section, with the overall measuring range remaining constant and the measuring range section having a selected spreading factor.

Abstract: Portable multimeter, including an indicating subassembly for visualizing a measured value of a measuring variable to be examined, a processing subassembly for converting or adapting the measuring variable, separate housings for the subassemblies being connected to each other and having edges about which the housings are swingable for folding together into a rest position, control and indicating parts to be protected being disposed toward the inside of the housings in the rest position, a bead disposed in the vicinity of the edges forming a hinge and increasing the useful interior space of the housings, the hinge including at least one interacting hinge element being integral with each housing and rotatably connecting the housings together.