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Unit 2
Scientific Tools and Measurement Notes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Description | a statement that reports what has been observed. |
| Measurement | a description that includes a number and a unit. |
| Standard | same for everybody. |
| SI Units | The modern metric system. |
| Prefixes | one or more letters added to the beginning of a SI unit to express a very large or small number. |
| Scientific Notation | a short way of representing very large or very small numbers. |
| Accuracy | a description of how close a measurement is to the true value of the quantity measured. |
| Precision | the exactness of a measurement. |
| Quantitative data | refers to the quantity or number of something. |
| Qualitative data | refers to a quality something has. |