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Correctness vs Precision - What's the difference?

correctness | precision |

As nouns the difference between correctness and precision

is that correctness is freedom from error while precision is the state of being precise or exact; exactness.

As an adjective precision is

used for exact or precise measurement.

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

    precision

    English

    (wikipedia precision)

    Noun

  • The state of being precise or exact; exactness.
  • The ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently.
  • (mathematics) The number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Used for exact or precise measurement.
  • Made, or characterized by accuracy.
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