Uncertainty
The estimate of the possible range of an error in any measurement is called uncertainty.
The quantification of doubt in measurement.
Uncertainty estimates the size of error whether small or large.
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Uncertainty
Absolute Uncertainty
Fractional uncertainty
Sum and difference rules
Multiplication rules
Quotient rule
, Uncertainty
• The estimate of the possible range of an error in any
measurement is called uncertainty.
The quantification of doubt in measurement.
Uncertainty estimates the size of error whether small or large.
Measurement = best estimate ± uncertainty
Measuremen
Size of error
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