Physics Question about comparing results

[dream chaser]

Hi Guys,

Is there a specific term used to describe the difference between two values. For instance, if I wanted to find the difference between a marble's horizontal range without and with the presence of air resistance at different launch angles by doing: (horizontal range without air resistance/horizontal range with air resistance), what term would you use to describe it? Is it called the error factor? Or something else?

All replies will be much appreciated

Thanks 

[DrDusk]

Hi Guys,

Is there a specific term used to describe the difference between two values. For instance, if I wanted to find the difference between a marble's horizontal range without and with the presence of air resistance at different launch angles by doing: (horizontal range without air resistance/horizontal range with air resistance), what term would you use to describe it? Is it called the error factor? Or something else?

All replies will be much appreciated

Thanks 

There's not really any specific term for it as far as I know. Call it what you want, but I guess you could say error factor.

[schoolstudent115]

Hi Guys,

Is there a specific term used to describe the difference between two values. For instance, if I wanted to find the difference between a marble's horizontal range without and with the presence of air resistance at different launch angles by doing: (horizontal range without air resistance/horizontal range with air resistance), what term would you use to describe it? Is it called the error factor? Or something else?

All replies will be much appreciated

Thanks 

Just be careful with using 'compare', as it is commonly used to mean 'the quotient of 2 results'. Like, compare the gravitational potential of a 20kg object and a 50 kg object at the same height. We just divide the 2 answers and say '20kg object possesses 'x' times as much potential as 50kg'