Matter, Change, and Scientific Measurements - Precision, Accuracy, and Significant Figures

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Vocabulary flashcards reviewing precision, accuracy, measurement uncertainty, and rules for counting significant figures from Unit One.

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Precision

The reproducibility of a measurement.

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Accuracy

How close the measurement is to the true value.

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Uncertainty in Measurements

Report all certain digits plus to one place past the measuring device's smallest division.

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Excluded from the estimation

Digital measuring devices