Measurement Flashcards
1
Q
What are systematic errors?
A
Repeat of measurement under same conditions yields reading with error of same magnitude and sign.
2
Q
What are random errors?
A
Repeat of measurement under same conditions yields reading with error of different magnitude and sign.
3
Q
What do you know by accuracy in an experiment?
A
It is measure of how close the result of an experiment comes to the true value.
4
Q
What can you understand by precision of an experiment?
A
It is measure of how reproducible the results are.
