Validity vs. Accuracy

Validitynoun

The state of being valid, authentic or genuine.

Validitynoun

Having legal force.

Validitynoun

A quality of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure reflects the underlying construct, that is, whether it measures what it purports to measure (see reliability).

Validitynoun

The quality or state of being valid; strength; force; especially, power to convince; justness; soundness; as, the validity of an argument or proof; the validity of an objection.

Validitynoun

Legal strength, force, or authority; that quality of a thing which renders it supportable in law, or equity; as, the validity of a will; the validity of a contract, claim, or title.

Validitynoun

Value.

Validitynoun

the quality of being logically valid

Validitynoun

the quality of having legal force or effectiveness

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