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Least Count Explorer

Units & Measurements · ch02-units-and-measurements

Vary main-scale division and number of vernier divisions to see how least count changes.

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Live values
  • Least count0.1000 mm
  • Resolution (microns)100.0 μm
LC=MSD/NLC = MSD / N
LCμm=1000⋅MSD/NLC_{\mu m} = 1000 \cdot MSD / N
Try this: Try MSD = 0.5 mm and N = 50: this models a typical screw gauge (LC = 0.01 mm).

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