Chemistry GCSE

Accuracy

What Accuracy means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for OCR.

Definition of Accuracy

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Reference: OCR

How close a measurement is to the true or accepted value.

OCR · Topic 7 is a practical-based topic (study guide)

Topics that use Accuracy

Topic 7 is a practical-based topic (OCR GCSE)

Related terms

Reproducibility
Resolution
Concordant Results
Precision
Repeatability

Using Accuracy in the exam

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