On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 14:00:24 +0100, Old Fart at Play
wrote:

Stewart Pinkerton wrote:

On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 20:45:48 +0100, Jim H
wrote:

That's not to say analogue is ideal, there's a trade off between analogue
accuracy and digital precision.


What's that supposed to mean? What's the difference beteween
'accuracy' and 'precision'?


Look at anyone's digital wris****ch.
Precision means that it will show you the time to the second.
Accuracy means that it is about a minute fast.

My 'analogue' quartz watch shows the time to the nearest second, and I
ensire that it's never more than 2 seconds away from exact local time.

Look at my Patek Philippe.
Accuracy means that it is spot on.
Precision means that you can't read the time to within a minute or so.

Your Patek Philippe will only be 'spot on' if it has stopped - when it
will be 'spot on' twice a day..................

Your pathetic definition of 'precision' simply means that it's one of
the models without a second hand.
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Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering