For a screw gauge, the distance moved by the tip of the screw for a rotation of one division on the head scale is called

Pitch

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Least count

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Least count

The distance moved by the tip of the screw for a rotation of one division on the head scale is called the least count of the screw gauge.

Least count = $\frac{(P i t c h)}{(N o . o f d i v i s i o n s o f t h e h e a d s c a l e)}$

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