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• Accuracy The extent to which the results of readings of an instrument approach the true value of the calculated or measured quantities, supposing that all possible corrections are applied.

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  Accuracy. (n.d.). Artic Climatology and Meteorology Glossary. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/accuracy.

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  Accuracy. nsidc.org. Artic Climatology and Meteorology Glossary. NSIDC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/accuracy (accessed: March 25, 2023).

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  "Accuracy." Artic Climatology and Meteorology Glossary. NSIDC. 25 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/accuracy.

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