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| measurement | aquantitative description of something that includes a number and a unit,such as 42 meters (44) |
| qualitative | relating to information that concerns quality or kind ( 44 ) |
| quantitative | relating to information that is expressed by a number or quantity (44) |
| scientific notation | a method of expressing a quantity as a number multiplied by 10 to the appropriated power (46) umber multiplied by 10 to the apropriated number (46) |
| accuracy | a description of how close a measurement is to the true value of the quantity measured (50) rement is to the true value of the quantity measured (50) |
| precision | the exactness of a measured (50) |
| Mass | A measure of the amount of matter in an object (415) |
| Time | describes how long something takes to occur.Time can be measured with a clock or stopwatch. |
| Position | the location of an object in space |
| Volume | The volume of irregularly shaped objects can be measured with a graduated cylinder filled with liquid.The liquid in the cilynder is displaced when the object is set aside. |
| Weight | describes the force of gravity pulling on an object.A spring is a common tool used to measure weight. |
