So many people don't understand that these are fundamentally different aspects.
-Precision is basically how many significant digits, or how many digits right of the radix point.
-Accuracy is how close the measurement is to a target value.
For example:
Dale's discus throw was measured PRECISELY at 36.821 meters.
Bob's discus throw was measured at around 50 meters, plus or minus 2 meters.
Since the target was 50 meters Bob's throw was more ACCURATE than Dales.
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