Question
what is an uncertainty?
From reading the internet, is it a way to express potential error and that the actual value is between +/-#?
what would be the uncertainty for this:
electronic balance measuring to the tenth of a gram?
is it +/- 0.05?
From reading the internet, is it a way to express potential error and that the actual value is between +/-#?
what would be the uncertainty for this:
electronic balance measuring to the tenth of a gram?
is it +/- 0.05?
Answers
PsyDAG
± .05 sounds plausible for .1 gram, but I don't know about the accuracy of an electronic balance.