I could figure some cases where would find it natural to say that one proposition is more accurate then another, but not to say that it is more true. For example, saying that my home has 1000 ft.², as opposed to saying that has 978.25 ft.² Or saying that it is the morning, as opposed to saying that it is 8:30 AM.
In that context it would refer to narrowness, but it would refer to proximity to truth in a different context, so I think its one of those cases where one word is used twice in place of a second word. I don’t think narrowness would be confused with truth, so I think my first definition is the more relevant.
“Truth” and “accuracy” are just words, and there is no inherent difference between them.
That said, if you wanted to assign useful meaning to the two, you could use truth as a noun to describe the condition of belief matching reality, and accuracy as an adjective to refer to the place of a condition on a scale of proximity between belief and reality.
Or, you could use them the other way around.
Or, you could use both words as nouns in one context, and adjectives in another. This is usually the case, with accuracy more likely to be used as an adjective as it implies lack of confidence to some degree.
Is there a difference between “truth” and “accuracy”?
I could figure some cases where would find it natural to say that one proposition is more accurate then another, but not to say that it is more true. For example, saying that my home has 1000 ft.², as opposed to saying that has 978.25 ft.² Or saying that it is the morning, as opposed to saying that it is 8:30 AM.
In that context it would refer to narrowness, but it would refer to proximity to truth in a different context, so I think its one of those cases where one word is used twice in place of a second word. I don’t think narrowness would be confused with truth, so I think my first definition is the more relevant.
Perhaps this: “accuracy” is a quantitative measue when “truth” is only qualitative/categorical.
“Truth” and “accuracy” are just words, and there is no inherent difference between them.
That said, if you wanted to assign useful meaning to the two, you could use truth as a noun to describe the condition of belief matching reality, and accuracy as an adjective to refer to the place of a condition on a scale of proximity between belief and reality.
Or, you could use them the other way around.
Or, you could use both words as nouns in one context, and adjectives in another. This is usually the case, with accuracy more likely to be used as an adjective as it implies lack of confidence to some degree.
That wasn’t helpful.
I answered your question. You should rephrase it if you want to learn something else.
And what CronoDAS really meant was
“What is the difference between truth and accuracy?”, I suppose?