Accuracy
Dictionary Definition
1 : freedom from mistake or error : correctness
2 a : conformity to truth or to a standard or model : exactness
- b : degree of conformity of a measure to a standard or a true value — compare precision 2a
from Merriam-Webster Online http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accuracy
Committee Definition
Needs contribution
Domain Specific Usage
Engineering and Biomedical (NASA): The difference between a parameter or variable (or a set of parameters or variables) within a model, simulation, or experiment and the true value or the assumed true value.1
Notes
from NASA STANDARD FOR MODELS AND SIMULATIONS – https://standards.nasa.gov/documents/detail/3315599. (1)