Definition:False Balance

Definition

A false balance is a balance which, because of mistakes in its manufacture, cannot be trusted to perform an accurate assessment of weight.

There are two ways in which such a balance may be false:

Imbalanced Pans

A false balance with imbalanced pans is a balance whose pans are of different weights.

Unequal Arms

A false balance with unequal arms is a balance whose arms are of different lengths.