University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
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Chapter 39, Problem 39.22DQ
When you check the air pressure in a tire, a little air always escapes; the process of making the measurement changes the quantity being measured. Think of other examples of measurements that change or disturb the quantity being measured.
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