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measurement
Term | Definition |
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measurement | a repeatable observation of a quantity that includes a number and a unit |
estimate | a reasonable guess at a quantity based on an observation |
precision | how detailed or exact a measurement is |
accuracy | the correctness of a measurement |
S.I. system | an international system scientists use for measurement |
temperature | the measurement of how hot or cold something is |
length | the distance between two points |
temperature | how hot or cold something is |
mass | the amount of matter in an object |
volume | the amount of space an object takes up |
displacement | moving of something from it's place or position |
meniscus | water in a graduated cylinder has a curved surface |
density | the degree of a compactness or substance |
bar graph | vertical lines are used to show the relationship among data |
line graph | used to show a relationship between two things |
pie graph | uses a circle divided into sections to display data |