Physics GCSE
Recording with units and significant figures
What Recording with units and significant figures means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Recording with units and significant figures
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Reference: OCR
Recording each measurement with its unit and a sensible number of significant figures.
Topics that use Recording with units and significant figures
- Motion (OCR GCSE)
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