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Why are both accuracy and precision important in making a measurement?

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I am pretty sure that the reason why both accuracy and precision are important in making a measurement is that the measurement needs to be close to the true value and the same if done several times
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Accuracy helps us make sure that the reading obtained is the actual value; however, without the ability to repeat that reading, precision, the reading becomes invalid.
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