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Absolute error is the difference between the approximate and true value, while relative error is the absolute error divided by the true value and expressed as a percentage. Relative error can also be thought of as the approximate value being the true value multiplied by 1 plus the relative error. True and approximate values are often estimated since the true value is usually unknown, so error is estimated rather than computed exactly.

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Absolute error is the difference between the approximate and true value, while relative error is the absolute error divided by the true value and expressed as a percentage. Relative error can also be thought of as the approximate value being the true value multiplied by 1 plus the relative error. True and approximate values are often estimated since the true value is usually unknown, so error is estimated rather than computed exactly.

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ABSOLUTE ERROR AND RELATIVE ERROR

Absolute Error = Approximate Value - True Value

Relative (percent) Error = Absolute error / True Value 100

Equivalently, Approximate Value = (True Value) (1 + Relative error)

True Value is usually unknown. So, we estimate or bound error rather than compute it
exactly.

For the same reason, relative error is often taken to be relative to approximate value, rather
than true value.

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