07-12-2020, 07:26 PM
Carnos Jax wrote:
Accuracy denotes closeness to the truth, precision denotes repeatability of a measurement. For example an archer whose shots are tightly clustered but off target can be said to be precise. However if their grouping is more spread out but day average is centered on target, then they can be said to be more accurate than the former.
Precision denotes how many decimal places the thermometer can measure to. A thermometer that can measure to +/- 0.0001 degrees is said to be more precise than a thermometer than can measure to +/- 0.1 degrees.