engineering recuitment Indian Coast Guard Yantrik Mock Test 2024 Physics Units, Dimensions and Measurements Accuracy, precision of instruments and errors in measurement
What is the difference between accuracy and precision?
1
The accuracy of a measurement is a measure of how close the measured value is to the true value of the quantity.
2
Precision tells us to what resolution or limit the quantity is measured.
3
Both 1 and 2 are correct
4
Both 1 and 2 are correct if definitions are interchanged.