Measurement Uncertainty in the Lab: Why ±0.5g Can Mean More Than You Think | FormulaAlchemy
Measurement Uncertainty in the Lab: Why ±0.5g Can Mean More Than You Think Every measurement in a formulation lab comes with an implicit asterisk — a scale reading of “10.0g” doesn’t mean exactly 10.0000g, it means 10.0g within the precision of the instrument and the technique used. Most of the time that margin doesn’t matter.