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Question
Define absolute error.
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Solution
- For a given set of measurements of a quantity, the magnitude of the difference between mean value (Most probable value) and each individual value is called absolute error (Δa) in the measurement of that quantity.
- absolute error = |mean value - measured value|
Δa1 = |amean - a1|
Similarly,
Δa2 = |amean - a2|,
`\vdots \vdots \vdots`
Δan = |amean - an|
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