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Precision – ISTQB Definition
Last Updated: July 12, 2026 · SoftwareTestPilot QA Team
Official ISTQB Definition
A classification metric: the fraction of predicted positives that are truly positive.
In simple words
Of everything the model called positive, how many actually are?
Exam tip
Precision + recall + F1 is the classic ML classification triple.
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