Physicists make most precise measurement ever of the proton's magnetic moment

Re:Physicists make most precise measurement ever of the prot... by contravariant on Sunday November 26, 2017 @11:32AM (#15781601)

This is a case when it's convenient to use the following notation:

    Accepted value: µ = 2.792847351(9)

    New value:      µ = 2.79284734462(82)

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Re:Physicists make most precise measurement ever of the prot... by amelius on Sunday November 26, 2017 @11:48AM (#15781678)

What's that notation called, and how does it work when digits overlap, e.g. in

    0.123±0.004

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Re:Physicists make most precise measurement ever of the prot... by evanb on Sunday November 26, 2017 @01:26PM (#15782230)

In your example one writes 0.123(4). I don't know what the notation is called, but it's discussed here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncertainty#Measurements

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Re:Physicists make most precise measurement ever of the prot... by amelius on Sunday November 26, 2017 @02:00PM (#15782384)

Makes sense, thanks.

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