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the reason for resolution



> >There is a difference between resolution and accuracy. The Radio Shack
> >unit displays to ± 0.1ƒF resolution, but has ± 2ƒF accuracy. The Hanna
> >Instruments displays to ± 0.1ƒF and has an accuracy of ± 0.5ƒF and costs
>
> Maybe I'm missing something here, but what's the point of a ± 0.1
> resolution if the accuracy is only ± 0.5?
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Simple, you can tell the difference between temperatures that are only ±
0.1 F apart, but you can't tell the actual temperature to better than ±
0.5.
Harvey Schneider
<harvsch at earthlink_net>