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    • 1.3: Measurements Uncertainty and Significant Figures
      https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Georgia_State_University/GSU-TM-Introductory_Physics_II_(1112)/01%3A_Introduction_to_Physics_and_Measurements/1.03%3A_Measurements_Uncertainty_and_Significant_Figures
      In our example, such factors contributing to the uncertainty could be the smallest division on the ruler is 1/16 in., the person using the ruler has bad eyesight, the ruler is worn down on one end, or...In our example, such factors contributing to the uncertainty could be the smallest division on the ruler is 1/16 in., the person using the ruler has bad eyesight, the ruler is worn down on one end, or one side of the paper is slightly longer than the other. In words, this says that the uncertainty in the result of an addition or subtraction is the square root of the sum of the squares of the uncertainty in the quantities being added or subtracted.
    • 1.3: Measurements Uncertainty and Significant Figures
      https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Georgia_State_University/GSU-TM-Physics_II_(2212)/01%3A_Introduction_to_Physics_and_Measurements/1.03%3A_Measurements_Uncertainty_and_Significant_Figures
      In our example, such factors contributing to the uncertainty could be the smallest division on the ruler is 1/16 in., the person using the ruler has bad eyesight, the ruler is worn down on one end, or...In our example, such factors contributing to the uncertainty could be the smallest division on the ruler is 1/16 in., the person using the ruler has bad eyesight, the ruler is worn down on one end, or one side of the paper is slightly longer than the other. In words, this says that the uncertainty in the result of an addition or subtraction is the square root of the sum of the squares of the uncertainty in the quantities being added or subtracted.

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