FOCUS ON MATH

Percent

What is a Percent and where is it used?

Type your answer in the box below:

Percent is the ratio in which the denominator is 100. It can be expressed using the percent symbol %. A percent is equivalent to a fraction with denominator 100. For example, 50% is the ratio 50:100 and 90% is the ratio 90:100.

Error in electrical measurements are often expressed in percent to show the difference between the measured and true values as shown in the following equation

(4.3)

Percent error is used to indicate the degree of accuracy of a measurement.

Percent Deviation of Electrical Components

Percent tolerance is the maximum permitted amount of deviation from the nominal, or named, value. Percent deviation from the nominal value is an indication of the deviation between the actual value of an electrical component and the named or nominal value. It is expressed as

(4.4)


               

Content and Pedagogy© 2004, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Education
Design and Production © 2004, University of Ottawa, Centre for e-Learning