Precision

Classical Mechanics Level 3

Which of the following is more precise ?

2 × 1 0 2 2 \times10^{2} m 200.1m Data is inadequate 2 × 1 0 1 2 \times10^{1} m

Akhil Bansal by Akhil Bansal , 22, India

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Akhil Bansal
Jul 24, 2015

Only accuracy can be measured using the given data and not precision.

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What is the difference between accuracy and precision?

Mehdia Nadeem - 5 years, 10 months ago

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Accuracy - The ability of a measurement to match the actual value of the quantity being measured.
Precision - The ability of a measurement to be consistently reproduced and the number of significant digits to which a value has been reliably measured.

Akhil Bansal - 5 years, 10 months ago

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