A microbiologist measures the distance across a red blood cell and an astronomer measures the distance across the Milky Way galaxy. The absolute error that the microbiologist makes in measuring the cell must be less than the absolute error that the astronomer makes in measuring the Milky Way.

Does It Make Sense? For Exercises, determine whether the statement makes sense (or is clearly true) or does not make sense (or is clearly false). Explain clearly; not all of these have definitive answers, so your explanation may be more important than your chosen answer.