Determine the precision and accuracy (scale) of 45.123679

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Precision Definition:

The number of digits in the number

Precision Calculation for 45.123679:

45.123679 has 8 digits listed below

Digit 1 → 4

Digit 2 → 5

Digit 3 → 1

Digit 4 → 2

Digit 5 → 3

Digit 6 → 6

Digit 7 → 7

Digit 8 → 9


Precision = 8

Accuracy Definition:

The number of digits to the right of the decimal point

Accuracy Calculation for 45.123679:

Digit to the right of the decimal place 1 → 1

Digit to the right of the decimal place 2 → 2

Digit to the right of the decimal place 3 → 3

Digit to the right of the decimal place 4 → 6

Digit to the right of the decimal place 5 → 7

Digit to the right of the decimal place 6 → 9


Accuracy = 6

Final Answer


Precision = 8
Accuracy = 6


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Precision = 8
Accuracy = 6
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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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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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