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INCERTITUDE RELATIVE [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics
DEF

The uncertainty in a quantity compared to the quantity itself, expressed as a ratio of the absolute uncertainty to the size of the quantity.

OBS

It may also be expressed as a percent uncertainty. The relative uncertainty is dimensionless and unitless.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique
DEF

Quotient, par la valeur de la grandeur mesurée, de l'incertitude absolue.

OBS

[L'incertitude relative] représente l'incertitude absolue sur la mesure A d'une grandeur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física
CONT

Al número [...] le asignaremos una incertidumbre relativa pequeña, y con esto determinaremos cuantas cifras usaremos sin que el error de truncación [...] afecte nuestra medición.

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