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Measurement
Measurement for STEM Project
Term | Definition |
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mass | A measure of how much matter is in an object |
weight | A measure of the force of gravity acting on an object |
International System of Units (SI) | A modern system of units used by scientists to measure the the properties of matter |
Metric System | A system of measurement based on the number 10 |
mean | The numerical average of a set of data |
median | The middle number in a set of data |
mode | The number that appears most often in a list of numbers |
range | The difference between the greatest value and the least value in a set of data |
graph | A picture of information from a data table; shows the relationship between variables |
meter | The basic unit of measurement for length/distance in the metric system |
liter | The basic unit of measurement for liquid volume in the metric system |
gram | The basic unit of measurement for mass in the metric system |
triple beam balance | Used to measure mass, this is a single pan balance with three beams calibrated in grams |
anomalous data | Data that does not fit with the rest of the data set |