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What does the process of conversion depend on?
What does the process of conversion depend on?
- The specific situation and intended purpose (correct)
- The precision and accuracy of measurement
- The number of significant figures of the measurement
- All of the above
Which system of units is often easier for unit conversion due to its regular 10-base in all units and the prefixes that increase or decrease by 3 powers of 10 at a time?
Which system of units is often easier for unit conversion due to its regular 10-base in all units and the prefixes that increase or decrease by 3 powers of 10 at a time?
- US customary system
- English system
- Imperial system
- Metric system (correct)
What may engineering judgment consider when converting units?
What may engineering judgment consider when converting units?
- The statistical confidence interval or tolerance interval of the initial measurement
- The intended use of the measurement including the engineering tolerances
- Historical definitions of the unit
- All of the above (correct)
What is the purpose of unit conversion?
What is the purpose of unit conversion?
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Which system of units is often easier for unit conversion within the metric or the SI?
Which system of units is often easier for unit conversion within the metric or the SI?
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