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Zero error of an instrument is a…………....

Zero error of an instrument is a………….

A

Systematic error

B

Random error

C

Gross crror

D

Both (a) and (b)

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A
Systematic error
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  6. Random error can also be called as .............

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  7. To get the best possible true value of the quantity ……...…. has to be ...

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  13. The ratio of the mean absolute error to the mean value is called as......

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  14. Random error can also be called as .............

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  15. A measured value to be close to targeted value, percentage error must ...

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  16. The maximum possible error in the sum of two quantities is equal to .....

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  17. The maximum possible error in the difference of two quantities is……….

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