Physics GCSE
Reducing measurement error
What Reducing measurement error means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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Reducing error by repeating readings or by timing multiple oscillations and dividing to find one period.
Topics that use Reducing measurement error
- Motion (OCR GCSE)
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