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AQA Science: Glossary - Measurement Errors

The difference between a measured value and the true value.

e.g. Millie measures the mass of a mug as being 250 g, but its true value is actually 260 g. The difference is a measurement error.

Find out more about other errors:

  • anomalies
  • measurement
  • random error
  • systematic error
  • zero error
    Accuracy
    Calibration
    Data
    Errors*    		 Evidence
    Fair test
    Hypothesis
    Interval    		 Precision
    Prediction
    Range
    Repeatable    		 Reproducible
    Resolution
    Sketch Graph
    True Value    		 Uncertainty
    Validity
    Valid Conclusion
    Variables*
    * These terms have a number of related items.
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