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Accuracy (noun)
The state of being accurate; being free from mistakes, this exemption arising from carefulness; exactness; correctness
“The value of testimony depends on its accuracy.”
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Accuracy (noun)
Exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; degree of conformity of a measure to a true or standard value.
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Precision (noun)
The state of being precise or exact; exactness.
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Precision (noun)
The ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently.
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Precision (adjective)
Used for exact or precise measurement.
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Precision (adjective)
Made, or characterized by accuracy.
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Accuracy (noun)
the quality or state of being correct or precise
“we have confidence in the accuracy of the statistics”
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Accuracy (noun)
the degree to which the result of a measurement, calculation, or specification conforms to the correct value or a standard
“accuracies of 50–70 per cent”
“the accuracy of radiocarbon dating”
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Precision (noun)
the quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate
“the deal was planned and executed with military precision”
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Precision (noun)
marked by or adapted for accuracy and exactness
“a precision instrument”
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Precision (noun)
refinement in a measurement, calculation, or specification, especially as represented by the number of digits given
“a technique which examines and identifies each character with the highest level of precision”
“a precision of six decimal figures”