1921, Bertrand Russell, S:The Analysis of Mind/Lecture IX, A memory is "precise" when the occurrences that would verify it are narrowly circumscribed: for instance, "I met Jones" is precise as compared to "I met a man." A memory is "accurate" when it is both precise and true, i.e. in the above instance, if it was Jones I met.
(sciences) Of experimental results, consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other. This does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value.
2013-06-22, Snakes and ladders, Risk is everywhere....For each kind there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you. “The Norm Chroniclesâ€...aims to help data-phobes find their way through this blizzard of risks.
