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chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| metric system | a system of measurement based on the number 10. |
| SI (international system of units) | system of units used by scientists to measure the properties of matter |
| mass | a measure of how much matter is in an object |
| weight | a measure of the force of gravity acting on an object. |
| volume | the amount of space that matter occupies. |
| meniscus | the curved upper surface of a liquid in a column of liquid. |
| density | the measurement of how much mass of a substance is contained in a given volume. |
| estimate | an approximation of a number based on reasonable assumptions. |
| accuracy | how close a measurement is to the true or accepted volume |
| precision | how close a group of measurements are to each other. |
| significant figures | all the digits in a measurement that have been measured exactly, plus one digit whose value has been estimated. |
| percent error | calculation used to determine how accurate, or close to the true value, an experimental value really is. |
| 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 highest and the lowest values in a data set. |
| anomalous data | Observations or data points that deviate from significantly from the expected pattern or norm. |
| graph | A visual representation of data that shows the relationship between two or more variables. |
| linear graph | A strait line on a graph that shows a relationship between two variables where one changes at a constant rate as the other changes . |
| nonlinear graph | A relation ship where the rate of change is not constant , resulting in a curved line instead of a straight one. |