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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accuracy | the quality of being near to the true value |
| calibration | the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument |
| graduated cylinder | a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts |
| International System of Measurement | a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fa complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists |
| liquid | fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume |
| mass | the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field |
| matter | that which has mass and occupies space |
| meniscus | that which has mass and occupies space |
| Newton- unit of measurement | that which has mass and occupies space |
| precision | the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance |
| triple beam balance | a balance consisting of a lever with two equal arms and a pan suspended from each arm |
| unit | a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else |
| volume | a relative amount |
| weight | the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity |