# True positive

> An example in which the model *correctly* predicts the positive class. For example, the model infers that a particular email message is spam, and that email message really is spam.[^1]

An example in which the [model](https://wiki.g15e.com/pages/Model%20(machine%20learning.txt)) *correctly* predicts the [positive class](https://wiki.g15e.com/pages/Positive%20class%20(machine%20learning.txt)). For example, the model infers that a particular email message is spam, and that email message really is spam.[^1]

## Footnotes

[^1]: https://developers.google.com/machine-learning/glossary#true-positive-tp