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Distinguish between accuracy and precision.

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Accuracy of a measurement is a measure of how
close the measured value is to the true value of
the quantity.
Precision tells us to what resolution or limit the
quantity is measured by a measuring instrument.
Whereas precision depends solely on the resolution of the measuring instrument, accuracy
depends on several factors like instrumental
error, personal error, error due to external causes,
random errors, and also on precision of the
instrument.
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