Scientific -Notation-Accuracy-and-Precision Flashcards
1
Q
a way to express extremely large/ big numbers and small numbers into simpler numbers.
A
scientific notation
2
Q
the ones that the measuring instrument can give you.
A
cetain/ exact digit
3
Q
the smallest marked division in the measuring instrument.
A
least count
4
Q
refers to the closeness of two or moremeasurementsto each other.
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precision
5
Q
an indication of how close a set of measurements is to the exact (true) value.
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accuracy
6
Q
Precision is determined by a statistical method called?
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standard deviation
7
Q
σ
A
standard deviation
8
Q
∑
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summation
9
Q
𝑥
A
measurements/ exp.value
10
Q
_
x
A
mean
11
Q
N
A
number of measurements
12
Q
the ones that you estimate.
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uncertain digit
