What is the sensitivity of a meter stick?

Answer 1

That's a weird way to talk about a meter stick, but I'll take it seriously, play dumb,

and discuss the meter stick just like any other piece of test equipment:

When you select the device you need for the measurement you're about to perform,

you have to consider its sensitivity ... the size of the smallest measurement it can

detect and indicate for you with reasonable accuracy.

A meter stick usually has all 100 centimeters marked on it, and millimeters marked

for the first one or two centimeters. So I would say that by handling, moving, and

flipping the stick appropriately and cleverly, you could perform reasonably accurate

measurements in the range of 1/2 millimeter to 1 meter ... 2,000 to 1 with a wooden

stick, which is not too shabby !