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Preciseness is a measure of a machine's ability to repeatedly give results close to the ones it's already given. For example, a pH test may read 6.5, 6.6, 6.5, 6.5, 6.5, 6.6, and be considered pretty precise.
Accuracy is a measure of a machine's ability to give a result as close as possible to the real measurement. For instance, if the solution the pH meter was measuring is really6.8, and the machine reads 6.8, the machine is considered accurate.
So, a machine could be accurate by giving a result very near to the actual real value, but be imprecise by giving values that ranged by a relatively large amount from trial to trial.
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Is it possible for data to be accurate but imprecise?
That's contradictory
What does accurate mean in maths terms?
In mathematics, accurate means that you get the correct answer, or, if using imprecise processes, that you get close to the real answer.
What measurement is more precise and accurate?
What determines how precise a measurement is
The smaller the unit the measurement will be what?
The smaller the unit the more accurate the measurement will be.
Is it more accurate to measure an object to the nearest tenth 0.1 of a centimeter or to the nearest centimeter Which measurement is more accuret?
The smaller the measurement, the more accurate.
