Precision

 
Precision is the agreement between two or more measurements for the same quantity.  If all the values are close, the measurement has a high degree of precision but it may not agree with the correct answer.

 

 
 

 


 
Accuracy
Accuracy represents the agreement between the measured value and the true value.  If you get a close agreement, the measured value is accurate.
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