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physics ch 2 vocab

definitionterm
a measurable property of an object or system Dimension
one of the fundamental dimensions of Creation; a three-dimensional volume in which matter and energy may be found and in which events take place Space
a nonphysical continuum that orders the sequence of events and phenomena Time
any created substance that occupies volume and has mass; one of the three fundamental dimensions of Creation Matter
the quantity of matter in an object; the measure of an object’s inertia; Unit is the kilogram Mass
any unit that may be expressed as a combination of fundamental or derived SI units Derived unit
an assessment of how close a measurement is to the accepted or known value Accuracy
the difference between a measured value and the actual or accepted value Error
the number of significant decimal places a measuring instrument can yield; the repeatability of a certain measurement within specified tolerances Precision
the approximate value of a numerical quantity expressed to the nearest power of 10; a ratio of two values expressed to the nearest power of 10 Order of magnitude
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