Accuracy vs. Precision

Accuracynoun

The state of being accurate; being free from mistakes, this exemption arising from carefulness; exactness; correctness

Accuracynoun

Exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; degree of conformity of a measure to a true or standard value.

Accuracynoun

The state of being accurate; freedom from mistakes, this exemption arising from carefulness; exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; precision; exactness; nicety; correctness; as, the value of testimony depends on its accuracy.

Accuracynoun

the quality of nearness to the truth or the true value;

Accuracynoun

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number;

Accuracynoun

the quality or state of being correct or precise

Accuracynoun

the degree to which the result of a measurement, calculation, or specification conforms to the correct value or a standard

Precisionnoun

The state of being precise or exact; exactness.

Precisionnoun

The ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently.

Precisionnoun

(mathematics) The number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably.

Precisionadjective

Used for exact or precise measurement.

Precisionadjective

Made, or characterized by accuracy.

Precisionnoun

The quality or state of being precise; exact limitation; exactness; accuracy; strict conformity to a rule or a standard; definiteness.

Precisionnoun

the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance;

Precisionnoun

the quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate

Precisionnoun

marked by or adapted for accuracy and exactness

Precisionnoun

refinement in a measurement, calculation, or specification, especially as represented by the number of digits given