What is precision in information retrieval?

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What is precision in information retrieval?

Precision in information retrieval refers to the measure of how accurate and relevant the retrieved information is to the user's query. It is the ratio of the number of relevant documents retrieved to the total number of documents retrieved. In other words, precision indicates the extent to which the retrieved results are actually what the user is looking for, without including irrelevant or incorrect information.