- Relative error $=\frac{\Delta a_{\text {mean }}}{a_{\text {mean }}}$
- Relative error is always a fraction.f
- % error : $\delta a=\frac{\Delta a_{\text {mean }}}{a_{\text {mean }}} \times 100$%
- **Example:** Time period of oscillations
- 5 measurements
- $2.63 \mathrm{s}$, $2.56 \mathrm{s}$, $2.42 \mathrm{s}$, $2.71 \mathrm{s}$, and $2.80 \mathrm{s}$
- Total sum = $\sum 13.12 \mathrm{s} $
- $\text { mean } =\frac{13.12}{5}$
- $=2.624 \mathrm{s}=2.62 \mathrm{s}$
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