What is the term for how close a measurement is to the true value?

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asked Dec 28, 2024 in Science by OliviaMilton (2.0k points)

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answered Dec 28, 2024 by JaneAlbrecht (1.9k points)

accuracy

Accuracy is how close a measurement is to the true value. For example, 66 mL is a fairly accurate measurement of the liquid in Figure above .

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