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Define percentage error.

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When relative error is represented as percentage it is called the percentage error.

Percentage error = `(triangle"a"_"mean")/("a"_"mean") xx 100`

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पाठ 1: Units and Measurements - Exercises [पृष्ठ १४]

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बालभारती Physics [English] Standard 11 Maharashtra State Board
पाठ 1 Units and Measurements
Exercises | Q 2. (iii) 4. | पृष्ठ १४

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