Mathematics GCSE
Lower Bound
What Lower Bound means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Lower Bound
The smallest possible value a measurement could be before it was rounded up.
Topics that use Lower Bound
- Approximation and Estimation (OCR GCSE)
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Using Lower Bound in the exam
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