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minus-squareFmstrat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 day agoSometimes the visual example doesn’t work well when describing math. So an alternate: Pick a number 1 - 10. 8. Correct and accurate. Pick a number 1 - 10. 3.1415926535. Uhh, precise, but not accurate. Or: Accurate is drilling the hole in the middle. Precise is picking the exact right size drill bit.
Sometimes the visual example doesn’t work well when describing math. So an alternate:
Pick a number 1 - 10. 8. Correct and accurate.
Pick a number 1 - 10. 3.1415926535. Uhh, precise, but not accurate.
Or:
Accurate is drilling the hole in the middle. Precise is picking the exact right size drill bit.