Physics GCSE
estimating
What estimating means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of estimating
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Reference: OCR
Using sensible values and rounding, not quoting exact figures.
Topics that use estimating
- Physics on the move (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- braking distance
- Everyday transport speeds
- Experimental method
- force
- Order-of-magnitude estimation
- Rate equations and unit consistency
- Rate of change of velocity
- reaction time
Using estimating in the exam
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