b) Precision and accuracy

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  • define precision

  • when all measurements values are very close to each other

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  • state how to increase the precision of measurements

  • record them to a greater number of significant figures

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  • define accuracy

  • when all measurements are close to the true value

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  • state how to increase the accuracy of measurements

  • repeat them to gain an average