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Discuss and contrast the following terms:a. Measurement accuracy.b. Instrument accuracy.c. Measurement error.d. Precision.
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Which of the following statements is incorrect? (a) Every measurement by measuring instrument has some error. (b) A measurement can have more accuracy but less precision and vice versa. (c) Every calculated quantity that is based on measured values has some error. (d) The magnitude of the difference between the true value of the quantity and the individual mesurement value is called the relative error of the measurement.
Choose the incorrect statement out of the following: (a) Every measuremnt by any measuring instrument has some error. (b) Every calculated physical quantity that is based on measured values has some error. (c) A measurement can have more accuracy but less precision and vice versa. (d) The percentage error is different from relative error.
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