Physics A-Level
Raising to a power
What Raising to a power means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Raising to a power
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Raising a quantity to a power multiplies its percentage uncertainty by that power.
Topics that use Raising to a power
- Limitation of physical measurements (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Absolute uncertainty
- Averaging
- Combination of absolute and percentage uncertainties
- Gradient and intercept
- Line of best fit
- Multiplication and division rule
- Percentage form
- Precision
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