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A term used to describe the extent to which the quantity and quality of information present in the source text are maintained in the target text.
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(a+d)/(a+b+c+d).
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The rate of correct (incorrect) predictions made by the model over a data set (cf. coverage). Accuracy is usually estimated by using an independent test set that was not used at any time during the le [..]
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Relationships Related Term:  alteration completeness error fidelity precision reliability veracity n. (accurate, adj.) ~ The degree of precision to which something is correct, truthful, and free of er [..]
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Quantity referring to the differences between the mean of a set of results or an individual result and the value which is accepted as the true or correct value for the quantity measured.
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The closeness of the agreement between the result of the measurement and the conventional true value of the quantity. Accuracy should not be confused with precision. (ISO) Core measurements have well- [..]
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The characteristic of a measure.
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Accuracy is the correctness of a single measurement. The accuracy of a measurement is assessed by comparing the measurement with the true or accepted value, based on evidence independent of the measur [..]
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Degree of conformity of a measure to a standard or true value; in other words, how close a predicted or measured value is to the true value.
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Closeness of computations or estimates to the exact or true values that the statistics were intended to measure.
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A term used in survey research to refer to the match between the target population and the sample.
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the state of being exact or correct; the ability to do something skillfully without making mistakes They questioned the accuracy of the information in the file. Candidates are judged on technical accu [..]
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1660s, from accurate + -cy.
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In quality management, the degree of freedom from error or the degree of conformity to a standard. Accuracy is different from precision. For example, four-significant-digit numbers are less precise th [..]
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The use of the word “accurate” – free of error – in referring to a scientific observation or scientific method sometimes obscures the fact that even the best methods and observations are only relative [..]
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condition of being exact or correct.
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The extent to which results of a calculation or the readings of an instrument approach the true values of the calculated or measured quantities. Compare precision.
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A degree of exactness. In project work, usually expressed as a range particularly in connection with estimates of cost and time. [D02349]
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The degree to which the information correctly describes the object or process being measured. It can be thought of in terms of how close a reading or average of readings is to a true or target value. [..]
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Referring to how closely a test instrument's measurements compare to a standard value, usually expressed as a percentage of the value measured.
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- An exercise where participants attempt to throw a disc through a target frame. The player gets four launches from seven different stations. Accuracy is a [..]
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the quality of being near to the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account&quot [..]
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(IEEE) (1) A qualitative assessment of correctness or freedom from error. (2) A quantitative measure of the magnitude of error. Contrast with precision. (CDRH) (3) The measure of an instrument's [..]
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A measure of how close an estimate of a GPS position is to the true location.
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n. Exactness.
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How close an estimate is to the actual value—the proximity of the measure to its true value. For example, estimating that the product will ship in October 2015 is accurate if the product ships any day [..]
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The degree of conformity of a measured or calculated value to its actual or specified value.
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Agreement between the measured value and the true value.
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Closeness of a reading or indication of a measurement device to the actual value of the quantity being measured.
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The distance between the point where fire is aimed and the mean point of impact of  the fall of shot.  In artillery inaccuracy is mostly the result of inaccurate data to correct for non-standard condi [..]
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noun. 1. with regard to an activity, a performance appraisal, typically centered around the balance of accurate answers. 2. much more, basically, the level to which answers or alternatively remarks te [..]
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In firearms using single projectiles at a given distance, is the measure of the dispersion of the group of projectiles fired. The optimum would be one hole no larger in diameter than a single projectile.
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The quality of correctness as to fact and of precision as to detail in information resources and in the delivery of information services. In libraries, it is essential that the resources used by libra [..]
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In science, engineering, industry and statistics, accuracy is the degree of conformity of a measured or calculated quantity to its actual, nominal, absolute, or some other reference, value. Precision characterizes the degree of mutual agreement or repeatability among a series of individual measurements, values, or results.
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In science, accuracy indicates the closeness of the measurements to the true or accepted value.
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describes how close measurement values are to widely accepted or the true answer
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Accuracy is how close a numerical measure is to its actual value.
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The total of all deviations from a specified straight line including the sum of nonlinearity, repeatability, and hysteresis expressed as a percent of full scale output.
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Accuracy is the nearness of a measurement to its true value or accepted value.
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Precision in the measurement of quantities and in the statement of physical characteristics. Accuracy is expressed in terms of error as a percentage of the specified value (e.g., 10 volts ± 1%), as a [..]
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is the degree to which information on a map or in a digital database matches true or accepted values. Accuracy is an issue pertaining to the quality of data and the number of errors contained in a dataset or map. In discussing a GIS database, it is possible to consider horizontal and vertical accuracy with respect to geographic position, as well as [..]
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[noun] In science, the term accuracy describes how well a measurement approximates the theoretically correct value of that measurement, for example, how close an arrow strikes to the center of a target. Accuracy provides a measure of the systematic error associated with a value. Compare to precision. See the module Uncertainty, Error, and Confidenc [..]
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The closeness of a measured quantity to the actual quantity that was measured, the measurand. Sometimes thought of as a tolerance range on a measurement’s value. Often used colloquially as a synonym f [..]
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A term used in survey research to refer to the match between the target population and the sample.
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These terms are often used interchangeably to indicate how well a scale displays the correct results. Accuracy is the ability to display a value that matches the ideal value for a known weight. See al [..]
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The degree of closeness to a true value. Usually expressed as a percentage or ratio relative to the reference value.
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Closeness of a measurement to the accepted value for a specific physical quantity; expressed in terms of error.
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Accuracy is how close a measured value is to the 'real', 'true' or 'actual' value.
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How closely the measured value comes to the true value.
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(n) the quality of being near to the true value(n) (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number
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The closeness of a measurement to the actual value of what is being measured (Lesson 3)
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the degree of closeness of measurements of a quantity to its actual value.
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 - The degree of uncertainty for which a measured value agrees the ideal value.
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Is the correctness of a measure when comparing to a known standard
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Degree of conformity with a standard. Accuracy relates to the quality of a result and is distinguished from precision which relates to the quality of the operation by which the result is obtained.
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Accuracy describes the ability of data, measurements or results to match the actual ‘true’ value. This differs from precision which is how close these data are to each other, working as a measure of the spread of data from the average.
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A measure of a robot's capability to repeat the same task multiple times without changing the closeness to a certain point.
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Accuracy is the ability of a measuring device or instrument to provide repeatable or precise measuring values to a known standard or constant value. This term is sometimes confused with “precision” or “repeatability”. A simple analogy that we like to refer to here at Pinpoint is the case of a marksman shooting at a distant target. If this marksman [..]
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The measure of how close an instrument's readings are to the true value. algorithm
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Defines the accuracy compared to a theoretical value.
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The ability of the servo system to achieve the desired output.
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Units:  degrees, mrad The maximum error possible when moving between any two positions, when both positions are approached from the same direction. The maximum error possible when moving between any t [..]
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Units:  µm, " The maximum error possible when moving between any two positions, when both positions are approached from the same direction. The maximum error possible when moving between any two [..]
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The extent to which the results of a calculation or reading of an instrument approach the true values of the calculated or measured quantities and are free from error. (See also: precision.)
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Measure of exactness, possibly expressed in percent; Compare: precision
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The ability to recognize words correctly.
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The degree to which the results of heritage recording conforms to the metric value of an object. Accuracy relates to the topographic quality of the graphic record, the scale and the precision of the recording technique used. (Recording, Documentation and Information Management for Historic Places - Guiding Principles; Getty Conservation Institute, [..]
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(i) The closeness of agreement between the ``true'' value and the measured values (ISO, 1981); (ii) the degree to which a measurement, or an estimate based on measurements, represents the tr [..]
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The closeness of a determined value of a physical dimension to the actual value.
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The extent to which observed values approximate the "true" state of nature.
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The extent to which the response meets standards or is correct.
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The ability to recognize words correctly when reading.
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Accuracy is the ability to recognize words correctly.
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It is the ability to measure the target chemical in an unbiased manner and is usually defined with regards to a positive success rate. Accuracy together with sensitivity are two parameters are typical [..]
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How closely an instrument measures the true or actual value of the process variable being measured or sensed.
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The inherent ability of a firearm to shoot consistently to the same point of impact. Sight adjustment and marksmanship are separate issues.
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is the degree of transformational accuracy (verity) or behavioral / representational accuracy (validity).
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A quantitative measure of the magnitude of error (how close the results of a measurement are to an accepted reference value): the correctness of an analysis system. Accuracy includes both precision an [..]
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The degree of statistical agreement (usually at the 95% confidence level) between a measured value and the true value, or the certainty or sureness with which a measured value is known.
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Degree of conformity of a measure to a standard or true value.
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Expresses the degree of agreement of a measured value when compared to the true or expected value of the quantity of concern. This term is often confused with precision, which is the range of the confidence level within which a measured value can be considered valid.
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Accuracy, in relation to decoding and encoding words, is the ability to recognize and to spell words correctly.
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<mathematics> How close to the real value a measurement is. Compare: precision. (01 Apr 1998)
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The degree to which a measurement, or an estimate based on measurements, represents the true value of the attribute that is being measured. In the laboratory accuracy of a test is determined when possible by comparing results from the test in question with results generated from an established reference method. (05 Mar 2000)
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Accuracy is the likelihood that a move will hit the target based on a value assigned to each move. The higher the value, the more likely the move will hit the target.
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1. In navigation, a measure of the difference between the position indicated by measurement and the true position. Some expressions of accuracy are defined in terms of probability. 2. A measure of how [..]
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The degree of conformance between the estimated or measured parameter of a craft at a given time and its true parameter at that time (IMO).
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How close your GPS position is to the actual location on the Earth with respect to a particular datum.
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Measure of exactness, possibly expressed in percent; Compare: precision
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The maximum amount a round may deviate within two standard deviations (95.45%) of shells fired.
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A measure of the strength of the relationship between true values and their predictions.
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Degree of conformity of a measure to a standard or true value; in other words, how close a predicted or measured value is to the true value.
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The degree of statistical agreement (usually at the 95% confidence level) between a measured value and the true value, or the certainty or sureness with which a measured value is known.
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The ability to recognize words correctly.
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The degree of closeness an estimate has to the true value.
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Refers to the principle outlined by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Model Code; personal information shall be as accurate, complete and up-to-date as is necessary for the purposes for which i [..]
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An absolute measurement defining the difference between actual and commanded position.
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The degree to which a sample statistic estimates or predicts a population parameter.
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The extent to which an evaluation is truthful or valid in what it says about a program, project, or material.
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The closeness of a measured result to the actual (true) value.
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a measure of the degree of agreement between a measured quantity value and a true quantity value[18]
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Accuracy is commonly defined as the difference between a measured value and the true value. Accuracy gets referred to in specifications in the form of 'accurate to ± X'.
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The accuracy of an estimate is the degree of closeness of the estimated mean of a variable to the actual (true) value of the population. A measure of accuracy is the bias.
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The degree by which the measured value is very close to the true value (PMI).
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the closeness of results of observations, computations or estimates to the true values or the values accepted as being true.
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The degree of conformity of an indicated value to an accepted standard value, or ideal value. See accuracy rating, measured accuracy.
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Degree of conformity of a measure to a standard or true value; in other words, how close a predicted or measured value is to the true value.
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 A competition discipline in which the skydiver tries to land on, or as close as possible to, a small target disc
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The closeness of the agreement between the result of the measurement and the conventional true value of the quantity. Further Reading
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Refers to closeness of a measurement to the true value.
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Accuracy is a measurement of how close an analytical result is to the true or known value. Accuracy data are generated by performing laboratory control samples and/or matrix spikes and calculating the [..]
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Specifies the nearness of the measured value from the true value.
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The closeness of the agreement between the result of the measurement and the conventional true value of the quantity. Further Reading
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The measure of exactness of an analytical method, or the closeness of agreement between the value which is accepted either as a conventional, true value or an accepted reference value and the value found.
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Accuracy is the measurement of the deviation between the command characteristic and the attained characteristic (R15.05-2), or the precision with which a computed or calculated robot position can be a [..]
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The degree to which a measurement or observation reflects the actual value. Compare with precision.
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Accuracy is an independent, global consultancy firm headquartered in Paris, France. The firm has offices in 18 locations worldwide. The firm provides advice to corporates and investors on acquisitions [..]
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statistics/quality assurance - the closeness of a measured value to the true value
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