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Relative error in a measurement is the ratio of the absolute error to the size of the measurement.
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'''Relative error''' in a measurement is the ratio of the absolute error to the size of the measurement.
  
 
Relative error is often written as a percent and called the percent of error.
 
Relative error is often written as a percent and called the percent of error.

Revision as of 20:07, September 21, 2007

Relative error in a measurement is the ratio of the absolute error to the size of the measurement.

Relative error is often written as a percent and called the percent of error.

Relative error is contrasted with the absolute error, which is the difference between an approximation and the exact value.