Key terms and definitions

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 Accuracy – The closeness of the data to the target or exact value or to an

accepted reference value

 Precision – How close a set of measurements are to each other

 Repeatability – A measure of the effectiveness of the tool being used; the

variation of measurements obtained by a single operator using the same tool to
measure the same characteristic

 Reproducibility – A measure of the operator variation; the variation in a set of data

collected by different operators using the same tool to measure the same part
characteristic