readability

of a balance
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05188
The smallest fraction of a division to which the index scale can be read with ease either by estimation or by the use of a vernier. It should normally be expressed in divisions of the pointer scale.
Source:
Orange Book, 2nd ed., p. 36 [Terms] [Book]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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