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Question
A thermometer always reads 2°C higher than the actual temperature because its zero mark is incorrect. What type of error is this?
Options
Random error
Systematic error
Gross error
Parallax error
MCQ
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Solution
Systematic error
Explanation:
The error is the same in every reading and always in one direction, so it is a systematic error, not a random or accidental error.
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