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What is least count error​

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Answer: The least count error is the error associated with the resolution of the instrument. A metre ruler may have graduations at 1 mm division scale spacing or interval. A Vernier scale on a caliper may have a least count of 0.1 mm while a micrometer may have a least count of 0.01 mm or 10 microns.

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The least count of an instrument is the smallest measurement that can be taken accurately with it.

For example, if an ammeter has 5 divisions between the marks 0 and 1A, then its least count is 1/5 = 0.2 A or it can measure current up to the value 0.2 accurately.

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