complete the following sentence. For an experimental measurement, the experimental value minus the accepted value is called the _______.

absolute error

To complete the sentence, the blank should be filled with "absolute error." The absolute error of an experimental measurement refers to the difference between the experimental value and the accepted value. This provides a measure of how much the experimental value deviates from the accepted value, without considering the direction of the difference. To calculate the absolute error, you simply subtract the accepted value from the experimental value, and take the absolute value of the result. If the result is positive, it means the experimental value is greater than the accepted value, and if it is negative, the experimental value is smaller than the accepted value.