What is this calculator?
Compare a measured value with a nonzero accepted value.
What can you use it for?
Use it when solving an exercise, checking a result, or working with the particular quantities shown in this form. Compare a measured value with a nonzero accepted value.
How to use it
- Enter measured value.
- Enter accepted value.
- Select Calculate (or Generate for random tools).
- Read the answer and any additional results below the form. Check the units and the limits of the method.
Formula and method
The formula uses the units and definitions shown above. Each input is substituted before the arithmetic is evaluated; the calculated output is rounded for display.
Worked example
Measured value: 98, Accepted value: 100. The result is 2 % (result).
Assumptions and limits
Inputs and outputs must stay within the supported finite number range. Displayed decimal answers may be rounded.
Frequently asked questions
What inputs does the Percent Error Calculator need?
Use measured value, accepted value. Read the answer and any additional results below the form. Check the units and the limits of the method.
What assumptions apply to the Percent Error Calculator?
Inputs and outputs must stay within the supported finite number range. Displayed decimal answers may be rounded.