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Precision
Plain-language meaning
Among the cases a classifier marks positive, the proportion that really are positive.
Why it matters
It helps assess how often an alert is a false alarm.
Practical example
Of 20 spam alerts, 18 are spam: precision is 18/20 or 90%.
Common misunderstanding
Confusing a low false-alarm rate with finding all relevant cases.
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Reviewed 2026-10-02.
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