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Accuracy in a Technical Display

3 questions. Choose the meaning or usage that best fits each situation. Try answering before reopening the passage.

1What does astigmatism refer to in the entry?A. Any blurred photograph, regardless of the camera, subject, or cause.B. A refractive error associated with corneal or eye-lens shape that causes light to focus unevenly.C. An inability to spell technical words correctly.D. Every difference between two painted wooden frames.

2Frames that differ in important characteristics such as shape and proportion are _____.A. indistinguishableB. equivalent in every respectC. dissimilarD. identical

3Why is the measurement label deviant in the stated context?A. Its underlying measurement must be false solely because a different unit is used.B. The label's writer is necessarily morally deficient because the units differ.C. Every unfamiliar unit is inherently improper in all possible settings.D. It departs from the display's explicit convention requiring millimeters for every length.

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