Monday, February 27, 2017

notation - Uncertainty in parenthesis


In a physics text book I read the following:



e/m=1.758820150(44)×1011C/kg

In this expression, (44) indicates the likely uncertainty in the last two digits, 50.



How should I understand this uncertainty? Does it mean ±44 on the last two digits?



Answer



e/m=1.758820150(44)×1011 C/kg=(1.758820150×1011±0.000000044×1011) C/kg


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