Physics Laboratory Manual
Physics Laboratory Manual
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ISBN: 9781133950639
Author: David Loyd
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 46, Problem 1PLA
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The quantity that is assumed to have a true value.

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The quantity that is assumed to have a true value is m.

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In nuclear counting experiments, uncertainty exists due to the random nature of the nuclear decay process even if the sources of error in the experiment are removed.

The quantity that is assumed to have a true mean value of the count is designated as m. Where, the exact value of m can never be known accurately.

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Thus, the quantity that is assumed to have a true value is m.

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