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Can discussion change your mind?
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Another thing that can change about something that we measure is the precision that we measure to and the confidence that we have about the measurement. In science all measured data must be accompanied by a statement about these. Eg., if you see length measurement it will commonly look something like this: 1.230 +- 0.002 m, this tells you that it was measured to four significant digits and the true value of the length is between 1.228 to 1.232 meters.
But, if you correctly measure something once and then measure it again with better equipment and get more precise data then the original data facts are still just as true as they were before because they are true with respect to the precision of the method of measurement.
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