Skill

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-008914",
  "term": "Skill",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A measure of the accuracy of a forecast relative to a reference forecast, such as a climatological average or persistence forecast. It quantifies the improvement achieved by a particular forecasting method over a simpler, baseline approach. Skill scores are often used to evaluate and compare the performance of different numerical weather prediction models.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/skill/"
}