====== Error ====== Rules of error propagation. ^ Operation ^ Form ^ Error (standard deviation) ^ | Addition and subtraction | $z=x\pm y$ | $\delta z = \delta x + \delta y$ | | Multiplication by a value | $z=kx$ | $\delta z = |k| \delta x$ | | Multiplication and division | $z=xy$, $z=x/y$ | $\delta z = |z|\left(\frac{\delta x}{|x|}+\frac{\delta |y|}{y}\right) $ | | Power | $z=x^n$ | $\delta z = |z| \left(|n| \frac{\delta x}{|x|}\right) $ | For example, $z = xy/t^3$. $$ \delta z = |z| \left(\frac{\delta x}{|x|}+\frac{\delta y}{|y|}+\frac{3\delta t}{|t|}\right) $$