Quantitative vs. Qualitative, Accuracy vs. Precision

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The salt is white

The salt has a mass of 5g.

The salt forms ionic bonds.

The salt forms a crystalline solid

The water has a volume of 10 mL.

The water has a mass of 10 g.

The water has a density of 1g/mL.

The water is a liquid

A measure of how much a set of measurements vary from each other and the accepted value.

A measure of how close a series of measurements are to one another.

A measure of how close a measurement is to the correct or accepted value for the quantity being measured.

A measure of how much a series of measurements deviates from the accepted value.

A measure of how close a series of measurements are to one another.

A measure of how close a set of measurements are to the accepted value.