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Download Solution PDFPrecision is compose of two characteristics, one is the number of significant figures to which a measurement may be made, the other is
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Option 1 : Conformity
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Download Solution PDFPrecision:
- Precision is the degree of exactness for which the instrument is designed.
- Precision composed of two characteristics: conformity and significant figures.
- More significant figures, estimated precision is more.
- It is a measure of the reproducibility of the measurements, i.e. given a fixed value of quantity.
- It is a measure of the degree of agreement within a group of measurements.
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