What do you mean by the following terms of least count of an instrument?
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Answer: Least count error. The smallest value that can be measured by the measuring instrument is called its least count. Measured values are good only up to this value. ... A Vernier scale on caliper may have a least count of 0.02 mm while a micrometer may have a least count of 0.01 mm.
Explanation:Least count of vernier callipers = one main scale division - one vernier scale division. Thus,the least count of a vernier is obtained simply by dividing the value of one division of main scale by the total number of divisions on vernier scale. 1 smallest division of main scale = 1 mm = 0.1 cm.
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The least count of an instrument is the smallest measurement that can be taken accurately with it.
example : The least count of a metre rule is the value of its one division which is one-tenth of a Centre (or 1mm).