What is the relationship between the accuracy and uncertainty of a measurement?

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2021-02-26

What is the relationship between the accuracy and uncertainty of a measurement?

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Step 1
Accuracy of a measured value refers to how close the measurement is to the correct value. The uncertainty in a measurement is an estimate of the amount by which the measurement result may differ from this value.
Step 2
Generally, uncertainty is given as a percentage. The uncertainty of a measurement is related to the degree of accuracy of the experimental results. In other words, the uncertainty depends on how accurate is an experimental measurement. A high accuracy of an experimental result can be traduced as a lower value of uncertainty and vice versa.

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