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> your typical kitchen scale is actually precise to then nearest gram at best Do you mean accuracy or precision? If you get the same measurement from the same
by mr_toad 1y ago
> your typical kitchen scale is actually precise to then nearest gram at best
Do you mean accuracy or precision? If you get the same measurement from the same scale twice, that’s precision. However, it might not be accurate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accuracy_and_precision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accuracy_and_precision
- atombender 1y agoGood points. I mean both! I have a German Soehnle scale, supposedly a good, old reliable brand, that randomly fluctuates between +1 and -1 grams while it's just sitting there.