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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Research, Technology, Methods > methodology > metrology > accuracy
Preferred Term:

accuracy

Definition:
The extent to which a measurement approaches the true value of the measured quantity.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
metrology
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/2177
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