If a measuring instrument, say, a ruler, has a resolution of 1cm, the reading of any object is accurate to +/- 0.5 of a centimetre. Is there any terminology to describe 0.5 in this context? I’m tempted to call it uncertainty (of 0.5), but I’m not sure this is right.
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1The term "error" or "maximum error" is commonly used. – user247327 Oct 22 '21 at 11:46