Determine the precision and accuracy (scale) of 45.123679
Take precision first and then accuracy
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
Test Your Knowledge?
- Accuracy measures the number of ___?
- Precision measures the number of digits ___?
What is the Answer?
Precision = 8
Accuracy = 6
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
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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