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Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accuracy | how close a measurement is to the true or accepted value |
| kinetic energry | energy an object has to due its motion |
| precision | How close a group of measurements are to each other. |
| potential energy | Energy stored in an object due to its position |
| significant figures | All the digits in a measurement that have been measured exactly, plus one digit whose value has been estimated. |
| thermal energy | Energy that all objects have that increases as the object's temperature increases. |
| percent error | A calculation used to determine how accurate, or close to the true value, an experimental value really is. |