What is the difference between accuracy and precision?

Subject: What is the difference between accuracy and precision?

Date: Sun Oct 10 17:25:26 1999
Posted by Grace Randolph
Grade level: 10-12 School: Falls Church High School
City: Annandale State/Province: VA Country: USA
Area of science: Engineering
ID: 939590726.Eg

Message:


I'm not really sure where the divide line is and when something becomes more precise than accurate, or more accurate than precise.

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