inexactness vs precision

inexactness

noun
  • The characteristic or quality of being inexact; a lack of precision, accuracy, or certainty. 

precision

noun
  • The number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably. 

  • The ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently. 

  • A bidding system that makes use of many artificial bids to describe a hand quite precisely. 

  • The state of being precise or exact; exactness. 

adj
  • Made, or characterized by accuracy. 

  • Used for exact or precise measurement. 

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