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97.7percent

If 2.3 percent of the characters in the final text are uncorrected errors, the accuracy of that final text is 97.7 percent.

Checked against its source on October 16, 2026

How it is calculated: 100 - 2.3 = 97.7 percent accuracy in the final text

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In an online study of 37,370 volunteers typing on their own phones, the average speed was 36.2 words per minute, with 2.3 percent uncorrected errors.

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Phone typing that is 97.7 percent accurate | Yap