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Instruments can be classified as either analogue instruments or digital instruments. An analogue instrument is one in which the magnitude of the measured quantity is indicated by means of a pointer. The indication given by a digital instrument is in the form of a series of numbers; the smallest change in the indicated quantity corresponds to a change of ± 1 digit in the least significant position of the number.
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© 1977 Noel M. Morris
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Morris, N.M. (1977). Measuring Instruments and Measurements. In: Electrical Principles II. Macmillan Technician Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03426-0_8
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