In 5 experiments with the same objective, the values obtained are very near to each other. These values can be called ____

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In 5 experiments with the same objective, the values obtained are very near to each other. These values can be called ____
 
(a) Precise
 
(b) Accurate
 
(c) Average
 
(d) Invalid
 
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This question is from Accuracy, Precision of Instruments and Errors in Measurement in division Units and Measurements of Physics – Class 11
Select the correct answer from above options 
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Editor">Editor Staff answered 1 year ago

Right answer is (a) Precise
 
The explanation: Precision refers to the how close the data points or numbers in a set are. In this case the values obtained are very close to each other, hence they are precise.