Glossary Terms - Page 8 Of 15 - Education Companion

Independent variable

Independent variable is a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables.

Inertia is a property that causes a body to resist changes in its state of motion (it is referred to

Instantaneous velocity is the velocity of a moving body found at a particular moment or point.

Interpolation is a technique in data presentation which consits of using the graph to predict the reading of measurements that

Isaac Newton was born in 1642, the year Galileo died. Almost all his creative years were spent at the University of

Kilowatt hour is the amount of work done by a machine with a power of 1kw, in 1h.

Kinematics is the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass.

The Least count is the smallest value that can be measured by the measuring instrument.

Leukaemia or Cancer of blood is a Malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterised by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of

Load or the Resistance force (in physics), is the force that you and your machine are working against. This is

Malleability is the property which allows a material to be rolled into thin sheets without breaking. E.g. Iron, copper and aluminium

Manometers is a pressure gauge for comparing pressures of a gas.