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l3 Eng Final

Precision refers to the closeness of measurements, while accuracy indicates how close a measurement is to the true value. Examples illustrate that measurements can be precise but not accurate, or neither precise nor accurate, while some can be both. The document emphasizes the importance of understanding these concepts in the context of scientific measurements.

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l3 Eng Final

Precision refers to the closeness of measurements, while accuracy indicates how close a measurement is to the true value. Examples illustrate that measurements can be precise but not accurate, or neither precise nor accurate, while some can be both. The document emphasizes the importance of understanding these concepts in the context of scientific measurements.

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Significant Figures (Precision and accuracy)

Precision refers to the closeness of various measurements for the


same quantity. However, accuracy is the agreement of a particular
value to the true value of the result.
For example, if the true value for a result is 2.00 g and a student ‘A’
takes two measurements and reports the results as 1.95 g and 1.93 g.
These values are precise as they are close to each other but are not
accurate.
Another student repeats the experiment and obtains 1.94 g and
2.05 g as the results for two measurements.These observations are
neither precise nor accurate.
When a third student repeats these measurements and reports 2.01g
and 1.99g as the result. These values are both precise and accurate.
This can be more clearly understood from the data given in Table

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