Measuring Blog

The difference between accuracy and precision is that accuracy is how close you are to your wanted target.  Precision is the consistency of your outcomes of the test.  Comparing an electronic balance and a triple-beam balance the electronic balance is more accurate, because it can measure into milligrams.  The triple-beam balance is more precise because being less accurate two items that way a milligram apart will measure the same on a triple-beam balance. Significant digits are any numbers except zeros that are used to show the scale of the number.  The mass of 2 Liters of water weighs about 2000 grams.  What I learned about making measurements is what the difference is between accuracy and precision.