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   Message 71,753 of 72,318   
   whit3rd to Commander Kinsey   
   Re: Error of % + digits?   
   20 Jun 20 14:42:41   
   
   From: whit3rd@gmail.com   
      
   On Friday, June 19, 2020 at 3:59:31 PM UTC-7, Commander Kinsey wrote:   
      
   >... I just want to know how close to the correct reading the readout is.    
   Adding another digit doesn't improve anything if it's incorrect.  And shooting   
   all the bullets in one place doesn't help if they all miss.   
      
   Not true; sometimes a reading difference doesn't have to be greater than the   
   calibration error,   
   it still tells you something.   Accuracy is not the only merit of an   
   instrument, sensitivity   
   and precision matter.   
      
   A completely uncalibrated item (like a level or plumb bob) has no 'digits' at   
   all,   
   but is completely helpful.   
      
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