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Correctness vs Preciseness - What's the difference?

correctness | preciseness |

As nouns the difference between correctness and preciseness

is that correctness is freedom from error while preciseness is the condition of being precise; precision.

correctness

English

(wikipedia correctness)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • freedom from error
  • conformity to the truth or to fact
  • conformity to recognized standards
  • (computing) The state of an algorithm that correctly mirrors its specification.

    • Antonyms

    * incorrectness

    preciseness

    English

    Noun

  • The condition of being precise; precision
  • (dated) pedantic behaviour