Truthfulness vs. Accuracy — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Truthfulness and Accuracy
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Truthfulness
Consistently telling the truth; honest.
Accuracy
The quality or state of being correct or precise
We have confidence in the accuracy of the statistics
Truthfulness
Corresponding to reality; true.
Accuracy
Conformity to fact.
Truthfulness
The quality of being truthful
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Accuracy
Precision; exactness.
Truthfulness
The quality of being truthful
Accuracy
The ability of a measurement to match the actual value of the quantity being measured.
Accuracy
The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness
Accuracy
Exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; degree of conformity of a measure to a true or standard value.
The jury doubted the accuracy of the witness' comments.
Accuracy
The state of being accurate; freedom from mistakes, this exemption arising from carefulness; exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; precision; exactness; nicety; correctness; as, the value of testimony depends on its accuracy.
The professed end [of logic] is to teach men to think, to judge, and to reason, with precision and accuracy.
The accuracy with which the piston fits the sides.
Accuracy
The quality of nearness to the truth or the true value;
He was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass
The lawyer questioned the truth of my account
Accuracy
(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number;
The atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy
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