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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
Precision =
5Accuracy 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
Accuracy =
3
What is the Answer?
Precision = 5
Accuracy = 3
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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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