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| 10290491181 | Accuracy | correctness; agreement of a measurement with the true value | 0 | |
| 10290491182 | Precision | reproducibility; degree of agreement among several measurements. | 1 | |
| 10290495633 | Random Error | equal probability of a measurement being high or low | 2 | |
| 10290495634 | Systemic Error | occurs in the same direction each time | 3 | |
| 10290504171 | Non-zero digits | Always significant | 4 | |
| 10290506679 | Significant zeros | - The zero in question is "terminating AND right" of the decimal [must be both] - The zero in question is "sandwiched" between two significant figures | 5 | |
| 10290512428 | Sig Fig rule for multiplying and dividing | the term with the least number of significant figures determines the number of maximum number of significant figures in the answer. | 6 | |
| 10290513869 | Sig Fig rule for adding and subtracting | the term with the least number of decimal places determines the number of significant figures in the final answer. | 7 | |
| 10290524245 | Meniscus | bottom of liquid curve where volume is read | 8 | |
| 10290527755 | neither precise or accurate |  | 9 | |
| 10290532772 | both precise and accurate |  | 10 | |
| 10290532606 | precise but not accurate |  | 11 | |
| 10290541388 | Leading zeros | -zeros that precede all nonzero digits -do not count as significant | 12 | |
| 10290548981 | Captive zeros | - zeros between nonzero digits - always considered significant | 13 | |
| 10290553116 | Trailing zeros | - zeros at the right end of the number - significant only if number has a decimal | 14 |
