What is accuracy?

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anor277
May 30, 2018

#"Accuracy is the closeness of a measurement to the true value."#

Explanation:

Whereas #"precision"# is the repeatability of the measurement. For example, a stopped clock is ACCURATE twice a day; however, it is not very precise.

Precise measurements may be inaccurate, and an accurate measurement maybe highly imprecise...you should read your analytical text...

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