1 Measurements Flashcards
1
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7 SI units
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mass length time electric current thermodynamic temperature amount of substance luminous intensity
2
Q
Accuracy
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Accuracy is the degree to which measurements approach the true value of the quantity being measured
3
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Precision
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Precision is the degree of how close measurements of the same quantity are to each other.
4
Q
Random Errors
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An error that leads to measurements being scattered about a mean value with no fixed pattern.
5
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Systematic Errors
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An error that leads to measurements being consistently higher or consistently lower than the true value
