chapter 0 Flashcards
measure of length
meter
measure of mass
kilogram
measure of time
seconds
measure of electric current
ampere
measure of temperature
kelvin
measure of the amount of a substance
mole
measure of luminous intensity
candela
10^-12
p (pico)
10^-9
n (nano)
10^-6
μ (micro)
10^-3
m (milli)
10^-2
c (centi)
10^3
k (kilo)
10^6
M (mega)
10^9
G (giga)
10^12
T (tera)
10^15
P (peta)
scalar
shows magnitude
vector
shows magnitude and direction
accuracy
how close or far off a given set of measurements are to their true value
precision
how close or far off a given set of measurements are to one another
random uncertainty
values are randomly scattered about, points may go through the origin, however, the points are randomly scattered about a line
systematic uncertainty
values all off by the same amount, points are linear, though not through the origin
