Assignment 1 Notes Flashcards
1
Q
Accuracy has to do with…
A
the correctness of a measurement
2
Q
precision has to with…
A
the consistency of a measurement regardless of correctness
3
Q
any zeros that are “captive”, i.e., in the middle of nonzero digits, are…
A
significant
4
Q
any zeros that are “leading”, i.e., out front, are…
A
not significant
5
Q
Trailing zeros (at the end) that are associated with a decimal place such as 43.00…
A
are significant
6
Q
Trailing zeros (at the end) that aren’t associated with a decimal such as 430,000 are
A
not significant
7
Q
When rounding off a digit that ends in five you will…
A
round to even
