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Why is the Wheatstone bridge configuration almost always used for sensors over a simple voltage divider?
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Everywhere it seems to be taken for granted that a Wheatstone bridge is more precise, accurate etc. I don't see why it would be any better than a voltage divider if I am directly measuring the voltage across the resistor in both cases.
Especially these days when we can simply use an instrumentation amplifier for measuring the differential voltage which will provide minimal loading, will a bridge configuration provide any specific advantage over a simple voltage divider?
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