The Resolving Power of a Lens with a Numerical Aperture

question 32

Multiple Choice

The resolving power of a lens with a numerical aperture (N.A.) of 1.3 is ________ a lens with an N.A. of 0.65.

• A) less than
• B) the same as
• C) greater than

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Definitions:

Squared Deviations

The squared differences between each observation and the mean, used in the calculation of variance.

Deviations Squared

The squares of the differences between individual data points and the mean of those points, used in calculating variance.

Mean

A statistical measure that demonstrates the central or typical value in a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all values by the number of values.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or spread of data points in a dataset relative to its mean.