2.4 significant figures and 2.5 scientific notation Flashcards
1
Q
accuracy
A
measure of how close a measurement comes to the actual true value of whatever is measured
2
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precision
A
measure of how close a series of measurements are to one another
3
Q
accepted value
A
value based on viable references
4
Q
experimental value
A
value measured in the lab
5
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error =
A
experimental value + accepted value
6
Q
percent error =
A
|error| / accepted value x 100%
7
Q
significant figures
A
measurement in which all of the digits that are known and one digit that is estimated
