Physics GCSE
errors carried forward
What errors carried forward means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of errors carried forward
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Reference: AQA
A rule under which values carried forward from an earlier part are credited, so a wrong number early on does not automatically cost every mark that follows.
Topics that use errors carried forward
- Current, resistance and potential difference (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- across versus through
- controlling current
- current and power
- Inverse relationship
- potential difference
- Resistance
- series and parallel effects
- total resistance
Using errors carried forward in the exam
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