Measurement

Résolution

Définition

La plus petite variation de la grandeur mesurée qui provoque un changement détectable dans l'indication d'un instrument de mesure.

Explication

A digital bathroom scale with a display showing 0.1 kg increments has a resolution of 0.1 kg, even if its accuracy is only ±0.5 kg. A vernier caliper with 0.02 mm graduations has a resolution of 0.02 mm. Resolution sets an upper bound on precision: you cannot report more decimal places than the instrument’s resolution supports. High resolution does not guarantee high accuracy — a high-resolution instrument can still have significant systematic error.

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