CHEM1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Repeatability

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1 Aug 2016
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Exact numbers are either defined numbers or the result of a count. A dozen is defined as 12 objects, and a pound is defined as 16 ounces. An exact number can only be expressed in one way and cannot be simplified any further. Exact numbers have an infinite number of significant figures, but they often appear as integers. The number of chairs is counted, not measured, so we are completely certain how many chairs there are. The words per and percent mean exactly out of one or one hundred, respectively. Counted numbers are exact: there are two chairs in the photograph. In contrast, measured numbers always have a limited number of significant digits. A mass reported as 0. 5 grams is implied to be known to the nearest tenth of a gram and not to the hundredth of a gram. There is a degree of uncertainty any time you measure something.

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