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Q: Why is measuring to the nearest millimeter more precise than centimeter?
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What is more precise centimeter or millimeter?

millimeter


How do you get a precise measurement to the nearest millimeter?

a millimeter equals 10 centimeters, and 10 centimeters equals an inch. so you would take the inches and count the centimeters, then count 10 millimeter per centimeter


What is more precise 19mm or 2cm?

Neither is necessarily more precise; something could be exactly 19mm or exactly 2cm. However it can definitely be said that measuring to the nearest mm is more precise than measuring to the nearest cm. This is because a mm is smaller and so if any rounding is involved (to the nearest mm or cm) then the rounding is less of a distance and the error in absolute precision is therefore less.


What is a more precise measurement 5011m or 5km?

5011m is more precise. This is equal to 5.011km. Is is therefore measuring to the nearest one thousandth of a km, whereas 5km is (unless stated or implied otherwise) written to the nearest km.


Which is more precise 5 feet or 2 yards?

In terms of units, feet are a smaller measurement, so measuring something to the nearest foot is gonig to be more precise than measuring something to the nearest yard. In terms of the numbers, there is 1 significant digit in both measurements, so they both have the same precision.


What tool used for measuring precise volumes of liquids?

A graduated cylinder is used measuring precise volume of liquids.A graduated cylinder is used measuring precise volume of liquids.


What is the deffinion of precision?

the answer is Exact or accurate smaller the unit or fraction of a unit used in measuring more precise than a measurement to the nearest foot


What is most precise inch foot centimeter meter?

A centimetre is the most precise.


Why is 8.1956 most precise measuring device?

It is not; there are more precise measurements.


What is more precise staplerin centimeter or a stapler in millimeters?

mm


What is more precise 8 feet or 8 inches?

Both can be precise it depends on what you are measuring


What is precise information provided by a numerical data?

measuring