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Important: Meaurements and Errors Flashcards

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Definition of uncertainty

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Maximum error

half a division on either side of the smallest unit on the scale

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How to calculate uncertainty

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Half of the graduates divisions

Eg. Scale = up by 0.1

Uncertainty = 0.1 / 2 = 0.05

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Formular for % error ( uncertainty)

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( Max error ( uncertainty) / value of measurement ) x 100

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