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What is the difference between accuracy and precision?

Accuracy is how close a reading is to the true value; precision is how repeatable your readings are — you can be precise but inaccurate.

Accuracy is how close a reading is to the true value; precision is how repeatable your readings are — you can be precise but inaccurate. A reliable way to keep them apart is to focus on what each one is defined by, not just the similar-sounding words.

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accuracy vs precision

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