Assembly for position measurement

An assembly comprising:

• a support having a plurality of individual sections, the individual sections of the support each being configured as a fastening device;
• and
• a scale disposed on the support, the scale extending in a longitudinal direction, and the scale having a measuring graduation disposed in a measuring graduation plane for position measurement at least in the longitudinal direction
• wherein a first one of the fastening devices is configured to support a first cross section of the scale on the support at a first position in such a manner that the first cross section of the scale is freely movable in the longitudinal direction relative to the support and fixed in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and wherein a second one of the fastening devices is configured to support a second cross section of the scale on the support at a second position different from the first position in such manner that the second cross section of the scale is fixed in the longitudinal direction and in the transverse direction,
• wherein the first and second fastening devices are configured to allow first and second edge portions of the scale, which are disposed opposite each other in the transverse direction, to move relative to the support perpendicularly to a reference axis at the respective first and second positions, the reference axis extending parallel to the longitudinal direction.