2006-09-03 15:34:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
No. we use statistics to establish the deviations in measurement, and how probable it is that a measurement can be repeated. Using these techniques we establish confidence in the measured quantities, and use this information to improve the process of measurement
2006-09-03 16:43:19 · answer #1 · answered by rocketman33 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because there are always experimental errors. The trick of designing a good experiment is to make it possible to understand and compensate for the errors, in addition to measuring the phenomenon of interest.
2006-09-03 15:38:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because any measurement is subject to instrument limitation and experimental errors. All you can do is getting increasingly close to the true value though measurement technique improvement.
2006-09-03 15:37:31 · answer #3 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think you know that something's kinda fuzzy about the word "true" since you put it in quotes. If you thought the meaning was obvious to all, you would have omitted the quotes. Quotes imply attribution, but who are your attributing the concept too, exactly? For example, do you mean something like what scientists consider to be truth, what the common concept of truth is, or some metaphysical concept independent of what is observable? Please express your question more clearly.
2006-09-03 17:47:49 · answer #4 · answered by Dr. R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, every measurement has some uncertainty with it. By doing lots of careful measurements, you can make this uncertainty very small though.
2006-09-03 15:45:17 · answer #5 · answered by kemchan2 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋