Physical quantities

• Physical quantities that cannot be defined in terms of other quantities

• Physical quantity obtained from the combination of base quantities through multiplication or division or both

• Quantities that can be measured

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Quantity can be classified into two types; they are physical and non-physical quantity. Physical Quantities are those quantities that can be measured, either directly or indirectly. ... Some example of non-physical quantities are: Feelings, Angriness, Rudeness, etc. No one can measure the feeling of a person, or love, etc.

Base quantities

• Physical quantities that cannot be defined in terms of other quantities

• Physical quantity obtained from the combination of base quantities through multiplication or division or both

• Quantities that can be measured

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Derived quantities

• Physical quantities that cannot be defined in terms of other quantities

• Physical quantity obtained from the combination of base quantities through multiplication or division or both

• Quantities that can be measured

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Base units

• Units that cannot be defined in terms of other units

• Units which are obtained from the combination of base units through multiplication or division or both

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Derived units

• Units that cannot be defined in terms of other units

• Units which are obtained from the combination of base units through multiplication or division or both

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Consistency

• The closeness of a measurement to the actual value

• The ability (of a measuring instrument) to measure a quantity with little or no deviation among the measurements

• The ability (of a measuring instrument) to detect a small change in the quantity to be measured

• The difference between the measured value and the actual value

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Accuracy

• The closeness of a measurement to the actual value

• The ability (of a measuring instrument) to measure a quantity with little or no deviation among the measurements

• The ability (of a measuring instrument) to detect a small change in the quantity to be measured

• The difference between the measured value and the actual value

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Sensitivity

• The closeness of a measurement to the actual value

• The ability (of a measuring instrument) to measure a quantity with little or no deviation among the measurements

• The ability (of a measuring instrument) to detect a small change in the quantity to be measured

• The difference between the measured value and the actual value

Error

• The closeness of a measurement to the actual value

• The ability (of a measuring instrument) to measure a quantity with little or no deviation among the measurements

• The ability (of a measuring instrument) to detect a small change in the quantity to be measured

• The difference between the measured value and the actual value

Systematic errors

• Errors due to the mistakes made by the observer when taking measurement either through incorrect positioning of the eye or the instrument

• Error due to the incorrect positioning of the eye when reading a measurement

• Errors in the calibration of instruments or the non-zero reading when the actual reading should be zero

• The non-zero reading when the actual reading should be zero that is the pointer of the instrument does not return to the zero position when it is not being used

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