# Mean Average Precision

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> Updated: 2026-05-13T20:01:47.276Z
> Type: glossary
> Category: bilgisayarli-goru
**TLDR:** A core evaluation metric that summarizes object detection performance across classes and threshold settings.

<p>Mean Average Precision is one of the central performance metrics in object detection. It evaluates both correct classification and localization quality together. This means it answers not only whether the system found the object, but whether it found it in the right place and with sufficient precision. It is indispensable in benchmark comparisons, though it must still be interpreted in light of application-specific needs.</p>