Lesson Two Flashcards

1
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A spoken or written summary of observations.

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A Description

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2
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An internationally accepted system for measurement.

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International System of Units (SI)

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3
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A description of how close a measurement is to an accepted or true value.

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Accuracy

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4
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A description of how similar or close measurements are to each other.

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Precision

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5
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The number of digit in a measurement that are known with a certain degree of reliability.

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Significant digits

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6
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An interpretation of observations

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An explanation

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