What is random error (accidental)? - Vidyadip

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What is random error (accidental)?

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Random error (accidental):
The errors which are caused due to minute change in experimental conditions like temperature, pressure change in gas or fluctuation in voltage, while the experiment is being performed are called random errors.
They can be positive or negative.
Random error cannot be eliminated completely but can be minimized by taking multiple observations and calculating their mean.

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