Editing 2696: Precision vs Accuracy
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|A highly precise (5 significant digits) measurement, but far from his actual height, published as 6'1". | |A highly precise (5 significant digits) measurement, but far from his actual height, published as 6'1". | ||
The given value is more than an order of magnitude different from both him and {{w|Robert Wadlow|almost}} any other known human, whilst one of 7.0128 would ''only'' be about 15% off β still a low accuracy, but not outside the realms of possibility for an otherwise unknown person. | The given value is more than an order of magnitude different from both him and {{w|Robert Wadlow|almost}} any other known human, whilst one of 7.0128 would ''only'' be about 15% off β still a low accuracy, but not outside the realms of possibility for an otherwise unknown person. | ||
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