Physics A-Level
Gradient and intercept
What Gradient and intercept means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Gradient and intercept
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Values found from a line of best fit, whose uncertainties are obtained by halving the difference between the steepest and shallowest values.
Topics that use Gradient and intercept
- Limitation of physical measurements (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Absolute uncertainty
- Averaging
- Combination of absolute and percentage uncertainties
- Line of best fit
- Multiplication and division rule
- Percentage form
- Precision
- Random errors
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