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Determine the precision and accuracy (scale) of 56.789

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Precision Definition:

The number of digits in the number

Precision Calculation for 56.789:

56.789 has 5 digits listed below

Digit 1 → 5

Digit 2 → 6

Digit 3 → 7

Digit 4 → 8

Digit 5 → 9


Precision = 5


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Precision = 5

Accuracy Definition:

The number of digits to the right of the decimal point

Accuracy Calculation for 56.789:

Digit to the right of the decimal place 1 → 7

Digit to the right of the decimal place 2 → 8

Digit to the right of the decimal place 3 → 9


Accuracy = 3


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Accuracy = 3


What is the Answer?
Precision = 5
Accuracy = 3
How does the Accuracy and Precision Calculator work?
Free Accuracy and Precision Calculator - Given an integer or decimal, this determines the precision and accuracy (scale)
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What 2 formulas are used for the Accuracy and Precision Calculator?

The precision of a number is defined by the number of digits in the number
Accuracy (scale) is the number of digits to the right of the decimal point

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What 6 concepts are covered in the Accuracy and Precision Calculator?

accuracy
How close a measurement is to the true value
decimal
Number in the form a/b where the result is not a whole number
digit
Any of the numbers (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) used to construct a number
place value
the numerical value that a digit has by its position in a number.
precision
number of digits in a number
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