Mathematics GCSE
Exact form (non-decimal answers)
What Exact form (non-decimal answers) means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Exact form (non-decimal answers)
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An exact calculation gives an answer that is not rounded, so it is left as a simplified fraction or as a multiple of π rather than a decimal.
Topics that use Exact form (non-decimal answers)
- Number - Structure and calculation (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Base
- cancelling common factors
- Circumference
- Counting without replacement
- denominator
- equivalent fractions
- Error interval
- estimating roots
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