It is to be distinguished from the term accuracy, which refers to how close you come to the outcome in either direction.

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Of course, those followers of Joseph Smith are to be distinguished from the followers of Joseph Smith who headquarter in Salt Lake City.

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While traders can and do manipulate prices illegally all the time, their actions have only a short-term influence and can be distinguished from speculation.

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Relatives can be distinguished from non-relatives, even to the extent of understanding who is genetically different enough from the smeller to be a good choice of mate.

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That means information acquired by an accountant under a Kovel agreement should be distinguished from information collected by the accountant as an auditor or in some other capacity.

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"Rogue waves", which had moved so quickly they could not be distinguished from clouds, had crashed across the vessel, finally damaging the accommodation pod and endangering the lives of those on board.

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Though many might think that present-day mores can be sharply distinguished from the Victorian psyche, Mr Gay shows how its attitudes and behaviour often looked ahead to those of today.

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As in other Emmerich movies, the script seems to be poorly translated from the Martian, and even distinguished actors including Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and (as the American president) Danny Glover are left to flounder in the mess.

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