What does it mean by leading contribution in error calculation?











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The question asks to find propotionality to another variable and the leading contribution in error? Would that mean 0.012?










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  • No. What does the error depend on? The leading term means that it's the biggest contribution to it.
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I have an error as 0.012480556357032935
The question asks to find propotionality to another variable and the leading contribution in error? Would that mean 0.012?










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  • No. What does the error depend on? The leading term means that it's the biggest contribution to it.
    – Andrei
    Nov 25 at 2:16













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The question asks to find propotionality to another variable and the leading contribution in error? Would that mean 0.012?










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The question asks to find propotionality to another variable and the leading contribution in error? Would that mean 0.012?







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    Without the full question there is no answer.
    – Ross Millikan
    Nov 22 at 20:09










  • No. What does the error depend on? The leading term means that it's the biggest contribution to it.
    – Andrei
    Nov 25 at 2:16














  • 1




    Without the full question there is no answer.
    – Ross Millikan
    Nov 22 at 20:09










  • No. What does the error depend on? The leading term means that it's the biggest contribution to it.
    – Andrei
    Nov 25 at 2:16








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Without the full question there is no answer.
– Ross Millikan
Nov 22 at 20:09




Without the full question there is no answer.
– Ross Millikan
Nov 22 at 20:09












No. What does the error depend on? The leading term means that it's the biggest contribution to it.
– Andrei
Nov 25 at 2:16




No. What does the error depend on? The leading term means that it's the biggest contribution to it.
– Andrei
Nov 25 at 2:16















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