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Absolute & Relative Error
Key Concepts — Absolute & Relative Error
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Absolute error: Δa = |a_measured − a_true|.
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Relative error: Δa/a. Percentage error: (Δa/a)×100%.
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Mean absolute error: average of |aᵢ − a_mean| over n readings.
Absolute error: Δa = |a_measured − a_true|.
Relative error: Δa/a. Percentage error: (Δa/a)×100%.
Mean absolute error: average of |aᵢ − a_mean| over n readings.