http://www.ck12.org Chapter 26. Physics Glossary
26.6 P
position
The separation between an object and a reference point.
powers of 10 notation
1 = 10^0 , 10 = 10^1 , 100 = 10^2 , 1,000 = 10^3 , etc.
1
10 =^10− (^1) , 1
100 =^10
− (^2) , 1
1000 =^10
− (^3) , etc.
precision
The number of significant digits to which a value has been reliably measured.
The ability of a measurement to be consistently reproduced.