Question

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____________________ is the closeness of a measurement to the actual value being measured.

Answer 1

That's the accuracy of the measurement.

Answer 2

Accuracy

Step-by-step explanation:

Accuracy is the is the closeness of a measurement to the true/actual value being measured. That means how close the result of the experiment or observed result is to the actual/true result. Less the difference between observed and actual result more will be the accuracy.

Some time people get confused between precision and accuracy. But they are different. Precision refers to the degree of closeness of two observations or observed results to each other.