Chemistry A-Level
Limitation
What Limitation means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Limitation
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Reference: OCR
A feature of a procedure that restricts how far the results can be trusted or how widely they apply.
Topics that use Limitation
- Evaluation (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Anomaly
- Apparatus uncertainty
- Concordant
- Direction of error
- Justifying exclusion
- Accuracy
- Percentage error
- Precision
Using Limitation in the exam
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