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Which of the following is defined as the difference between the largest and smallest reading of instrument?

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Which of the following is defined as the difference between the largest and smallest reading of instrument?
  • ASpan
  • BRange
  • CDead space
  • DResolution
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Dead time: It is defined as the time required by a measurement system to begin to respond to a change in the measurand. It is the time before instruments begins to respond after the measured quantity has been changed.

Resolution: It is defined as the smallest measurable input change. Thus, the smallest increment in input which can be detected with certainty by an instrument is its resolution or discrimination.

Range: The minimum and maximum values of a quantity for which an instrument is designed to measure is called its range.

Span: It is defined as the difference between the largest and smallest reading of instrument