How Do You Convert Measurement Uncertainty When Changing Units?

Dynamite · Jan 11, 2009

Here's my value: length: 8.25 +/- 0.05cm
If I convert 8.25 to m how to I .. convert my uncertainty?

LowlyPion · Jan 11, 2009

Dynamite said:

Here's my value: length: 8.25 +/- 0.05cm
If I convert 8.25 to m how to I .. convert my uncertainty?

Your uncertainty shouldn't change with the units. .05 cm is .0005 m. After all there is no uncertainty introduced with the conversion.

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