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sasho [114]
3 years ago
9

In everyday speech, the words precision and accuracy are often used interchangeably. When these terms are used in science, are t

heir meanings the same as their everyday meanings?
Chemistry
2 answers:
Karo-lina-s [1.5K]3 years ago
7 0
The term accurate used in physical science means correct. The term precise in physical science means repeatable, reliable, getting the same measurement each time. In Science you can never make a perfect measurement the best you can do is to come as close as possible.
anyanavicka [17]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

No, their meaning would be different.

Explanation:

The word accuracy and precision have almost similar meaning in day to day life but in scientific terms(measurement) these words are different. Accuracy means:-measured values is close to correct value or any specific value while precision means closeness between two measured value. These terms basically used in measurement system.

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