Accuracy

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Accuracy is

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the degree of closeness of a measured or calculated quantity to its actual (true) value. When used in connection with databases, it refers to the correctness of the data contained in that database.

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General

Accuracy is

• "conformity to fact, or the degree to which the recorded value represents the 'correct' value."

• "[t]he degree to which a measured value conforms to true or accepted values."

Overview

"Accuracy is a measure of correctness. It is distinguished from precision, which measures exactness."

See also

• Consistency
• Correctness