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In a vernier cliper, n divisions of vernier scale coincides with (n - 1) divisions of main scale. The least count of the instrument is............

A

`1/n MSD`

B

`(n)/(n+1) MSD`

C

`(n+1)/(n)MSD`

D

`(n+1)/(n-1) MSD`

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`1/n MSD`
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