From probing living cells under a microscope to scanning the heavens for gravity waves, the limitations of precision measurements constrain our capacity to discover more about the world. But what exactly are those limits?
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Braunstein, S. Size isn't everything. Nature 440, 617–618 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/440617a
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