The PASCO Motion Sensor has a resolution of one millimeter, meaning position measurements may be too large or too small by one half millimeter (probably at random). What kind of error is this?

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The PASCO Motion Sensor has a resolution of one millimeter, meaning
position measurements may be too large or too small by one half millimeter
(probably at random). What kind of error is this?
Transcribed Image Text:The PASCO Motion Sensor has a resolution of one millimeter, meaning position measurements may be too large or too small by one half millimeter (probably at random). What kind of error is this?
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