FUNPHYS 2 - Measurement Flashcards

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What is the difference between accuracy and precision?

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Accuracy is how close your experimental measurements agree to known values. The closer your measurements are to the known values, the more accurate they are. Precision is how closely your experimental values agree with each other. The closer your measurements are to each other, the more precise they are.

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