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BASE UNIT
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A DEFINED UNIT MEASUREMENT USED TO DEFINE OBJECTS IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD
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METER
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SI UNIT FOR LENGTH
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KILOGRAM
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THE SI BASE UNIT FOR MASS
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KELVIN
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THE SI BASE UNIT FOR TEMPERATURE
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DERIVED UNIT
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A UNIT THAT IS DEFINED BY A COMBINATION OF BASE UNITS
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LITER
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THE SI BASE UNIT FOR VOLUME
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DENSITY
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THE PHYSICAL PROPERTY OF MATTER AND IS DEFINED AS THE AMOUNT OF MASS PER UNIT VOLUME
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SCIENTIFIC NOTATION
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UNSED TO EXPRESS ANY NUMBER AS A NUMBER BETWEEN 1 & 10 (POWERS= 1X10 WHATEVER)
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CONVERSION FACTOR
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A RATIO OF EQUIVALENT VALUES THAT HAS DIFFERENT UNITS
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ACCURACY
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HOW CLOSE AN ACTUAL VALUE IS TO AN ACCEPTED VALUE
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PRECISION
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HOW CLOSE A SERIES OF MEASUREMENTS IS TO ONE ANOTHER (COMPARISON)
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ERROR
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AND EXPERIMENTAL VALUE AND AN ACCEPTED VALUE
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PERCENT ERROR
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ERROR AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ACCEPTED VALUE
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SIGNIFICANT FIGURES
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ALL KNOWN DIGITS PLUS ONE ESTIMATED
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GRAPH
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A VISUAL DISPLAY OF DATA
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