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Precision?
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The measure of repeatability.
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Accuracy?
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The difference between the true value of a measured quantity and the most probable value, which has been derived from a series of measures.
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How many signigicant figures:
-0.00042? -0.14700? -4.2*10^6? -154.090*10^-27? |
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-5 -2 -6 |
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What is the "least count"?
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The smallest division marked on a measuring instrument.
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What is the "istrument limit of error" (ILE)?
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The precision to which a mesauring device can be read.
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What is the "istrument limit of error" (ILE)?
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The precision to which a mesauring device can be read.
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What type of experimental errors are there?
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-Systemic(bias) errors
-Random (precision) errors -Illigitimate errors (blunders) |
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Confidence level?
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The probability that the result of an experiment falls withing a given range of uncertainty.
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The overall uncertainty cannot be smaller than...?
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The least count.
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