magnetosphere,
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Yes. I had a science teacher devote a significant portion of a day’s lecture to that exact subject: the difference between accuracy and precision. You got it right.

For example, if you have a digital scale that displays weight to five decimal points, it’s precise. If that scale hasn’t been properly calibrated, though, it will give you a very precise number that isn’t accurate.

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