No, accuracy and precision aren’t the same. Precision rifle shooting is a good example. The goal of precision rifle is a single, ragged hole. If that single hole—made up of multiple shots fired—is dead center on the bull’s eye of the target, it’s both accurate and precise. However, if the rifle shooter’s group is still a single hole, but off to one side rather than on the bull’s eye, it’s only precise, not accurate. Similarly, a group that’s spread out on a target would be accurate, but not precise. It’s normal to get the two confused and helpful to remember the difference when discussing shooting.