Can a Flow Meter with Wide Scale Graduations Have Accurate Repeatability?

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A flow meter with wide scale graduations, such as 2 units apart, can still claim a repeatability of 0.5% of full scale, which translates to a precision of 0.5 units for readings between 0 and 100. However, the concern arises regarding how users can ascertain this repeatability when the scale markings are not fine enough to indicate smaller increments. The spacing of the scale lines may hinder the user's ability to determine if the readings are consistently returning to the same point. Without finer graduations, the practical usability of the repeatability metric becomes questionable for the user. Ultimately, the effectiveness of the flow meter's repeatability is limited by the resolution of its scale.
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Can a flow meter whose scale has graduations only 2 units apart (e.g. 90,92,94,96,98,100) have a legitimate advertised repeatablity of 0.5% of the Full Scale?

The scale runs 0 to 100 so that'd mean readings repeatable within 0.5%. When marks itself are 2 units apart how does this make sense?

In particular, I was referring to this instrument:

http://www.omega.com/Green/pdf/FL1500.pdf
 
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That means that for a given flow, the bob will always return to within .5% the same spot every time. Not sure how the spacing of the scale lines could possibly effect that.
 
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That means that for a given flow, the bob will always return to within .5% the same spot every time. Not sure how the spacing of the scale lines could possibly effect that.

In the sense, if you do not have a fine enough spacing of scale lines how do you know it returned to the same spot or how close to the same spot.

I guess an external mark, but to a user of the instrument isn't any repeatablity less than the minimum scale graduation a lost metric. How can he use it?
 
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