10 Questions
Which term refers to the arithmetic mean of all the absolute errors in measurements?
Mean absolute error
What is the ratio of mean absolute error in the measurement of a physical quantity to its most probable value called?
Relative error
What is the term used to describe the magnitude of the difference between an individual measurement and the true value of a quantity?
Absolute error
Which term is defined as the relative error multiplied by 100?
Percentage error
In terms of measurements, what does 'ds' represent?
Arc Length
What is the value 'D' used to represent in relation to two planets?
Distance between two planets
Which term refers to the magnitude of the difference between an individual measurement and the true value of a quantity?
Absolute error
'Z', 'A', and 'B' are commonly used to represent what in physics?
Physical Quantities
'Delta a' represents what type of error in measurements?
'Delta' Absolute error
'ds' in measurement represents which of the following?
'Delta' Arc Length
Learn about the different types of errors in measurement including error of sum or difference, error of product, relative error, percentage error, error of division, and error in case of raised power. Also explore the concept of dimensional analysis.
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