3.1 Measurements And Their Uncertainty Flashcards
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Is a measure of how close a measurement comes to the actual or true measure of whatever is measured
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Accuracy
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Is the quantity that has both a number and a unit
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Measurement
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Is a measure of how close a series of measurements are to one another
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Precision
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The correct value-based on reliable references
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Accepted value
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The value measured in the lab
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Experimental value
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The difference between the experimental value in the accepted value
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Error
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The absolute value of the area divided by the accepted value, multiplied by hundred
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Percent error
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Measurement includes all of the digits that are known plus, the last digit that is estimated
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Significant figures
