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Accuracy

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Accuracy is how close a measurement is to the true value, regardless of agreement between repeated measurements.

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A second dispenser's five fills land within 3 mL of the 296 mL target — accurate — yet span over 4 mL, making it imprecise.

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Agreeing with neighboring readings doesn't prove correctness; accuracy and precision are independent, and a result can be accurate yet imprecise.

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