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The precision of stopwatch measurements can be affected by human reaction time, which can vary among individuals. Additionally, mechanical limitations in the stopwatch mechanism, such as the time it takes for the button to be pressed and the time it takes for the display to start or stop, can introduce errors in the measurements. Environmental factors such as temperature and humidity can also impact the accuracy of stopwatch measurements.

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The measurements are not as precise as they could be because many peoples' response times are of the order of a tenth of a second. This makes it pointless to have a stopwatch recording times to a hundredth of a second.

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