Term: Precision

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Term: Precision

Definition:

The characteristic of measurement that relates to the consistency between multiple measurements of an identical item or process under uniform conditions. As opposed to accuracy, precision does not indicate how close a measurement is to a true value.

Category:

General

See also:

Accuracy