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–adjective

1.	free from error or defect; consistent with a standard, rule, or model; precise; exact.

2.	careful or meticulous: an accurate typist.

[Origin: 1605–15; < L accūrātus carefully prepared (ptp. of accūrāre), equiv. to ac- ac- + cūr(a) care + -ātus -ate¹

]

—Related forms

ac·cu·rate·ly, adverb

ac·cu·rate·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. true, unerring. See correct.

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ac·cu·rate Audio Help (āk'yər-ĭt) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Conforming exactly to fact; errorless.
Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits from a standard.
Capable of providing a correct reading or measurement: an accurate scale.
Acting or performing with care and precision; meticulous: an accurate proofreader.

[Latin accūrātus, done with care, past participle of accūrāre, to do with care : ad-, ad- + cūrāre, to care for (from cūra, care; see cure).]

ac'cu·rate·ly adv., ac'cu·rate·ness n.

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accurate

1612, from L. accuratus "prepared with care, exact," pp. of accurare "take care of," from ad- "to" + curare "take care of" (see cure). The notion of doing something carefully led to that of being exact (1651).

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accurate
adjective
1.	conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale" [ant: inaccurate]
2.	(of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"

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accurate1 [ӕˈkjurət] adjective

exactly right
Example: an accurate drawing

Arabic:	مَضْبُوط
Chinese (Simplified):	精确的
Chinese (Traditional):	精確的
Czech:	přesný
Danish:	nøjagtig
Dutch:	nauwkeurig
Estonian:	täpne
Finnish:	tarkka
French:	exact
German:	genau
Greek:	ακριβής
Hungarian:	pontos
Icelandic:	nákvæmur, réttur, skekkjulaus
Indonesian:	tepat
Italian:	accurato

Japanese:	正確な
Korean:	정확한
Latvian:	akurāts; rūpīgs
Lithuanian:	tikslus
Norwegian:	nøyaktig
Polish:	dokładny
Portuguese (Brazil):	preciso
Portuguese (Portugal):	exacto
Romanian:	precis, corect
Russian:	точный
Slovak:	presný, správny
Slovenian:	točen
Spanish:	exacto, preciso
Swedish:	exakt, riktig
Turkish:	doğru, tam

accurate2 [ӕˈkjurət] adjective

making no mistakes
Example: an accurate memory

Arabic:	صَحِيح، دَقِيق
Chinese (Simplified):	准确的
Chinese (Traditional):	準確的
Czech:	precizní, věrný
Danish:	nøjagtig; omhyggelig
Dutch:	precies
Estonian:	täpne
Finnish:	tarkka
French:	fidèle
German:	genau
Greek:	ακριβής, αλάνθαστος
Hungarian:	tökéletes
Icelandic:	réttur, skekkjulaus
Indonesian:	tepat, akurat
Italian:	preciso; fedele

Japanese:	誤りのない
Korean:	틀림없는
Latvian:	precīzs; pareizs
Lithuanian:	geras
Norwegian:	nøyaktig
Polish:	wierny
Portuguese (Brazil):	preciso
Portuguese (Portugal):	preciso
Romanian:	exact
Russian:	точный
Slovak:	precízny
Slovenian:	natančen
Spanish:	fiel, preciso
Swedish:	exakt, precis
Turkish:	hatasız, yanlışsız

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Accurate

Ac"cu*ra*cy\ (#; 277), n. [See Accurate.] The state of being accurate; freedom from mistakes, this exemption arising from carefulness; exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; precision; exactness; nicety; correctness; as, the value of testimony depends on its accuracy.

The professed end [of logic] is to teach men to think, to judge, and to reason, with precision and accuracy. --Reid.

The accuracy with which the piston fits the sides. --Lardner.

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Accurate

Ac"cu*rate\, a. [L. accuratus, p. p. and a., fr. accurare to take care of; ad + curare to take care, cura care. See Cure.]

1. In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact; as, an accurate calculator; an accurate measure; accurate expression, knowledge, etc.

2. Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful. [Obs.]

Those conceive the celestial bodies have more accurate influences upon these things below. --Bacon.

Syn: Correct; exact; just; nice; particular.

Usage: Accurate, Correct, Exact, Precise. We speak of a thing as correct with reference to some rule or standard of comparison; as, a correct account, a correct likeness, a man of correct deportment. We speak of a thing as accurate with reference to the care bestowed upon its execution, and the increased correctness to be expected therefrom; as, an accurate statement, an accurate detail of particulars. We speak of a thing as exact with reference to that perfected state of a thing in which there is no defect and no redundance; as, an exact coincidence, the exact truth, an exact likeness. We speak of a thing as precise when we think of it as strictly conformed to some rule or model, as if cut down thereto; as a precise conformity instructions; precisely right; he was very precise in giving his directions.

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Accurate

Ac"cu*rate\, a. [L. accuratus, p. p. and a., fr. accurare to take care of; ad + curare to take care, cura care. See Cure.]

2. Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful. [Obs.]

Those conceive the celestial bodies have more accurate influences upon these things below. --Bacon.

Syn: Correct; exact; just; nice; particular.

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Accurate

Cor*rect"\ (k[^o]r*r[e^]kt"), a. [L. correctus, p. p. of corrigere to make straight, to correct; cor- + regere to lead straight: cf. F. correct. See Regular, Right, and cf. Escort.] Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth, rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or imperfect; free from error; as, correct behavior; correct views.

Always use the most correct editions. --Felton.

Syn: Accurate; right, exact; precise; regular; faultless. See Accurate.

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Accurate

Pre*cise"\, a. [L. praecisus cut off, brief, concise, p. p. of praecidere to cut off in front, to cut off; prae before + caedere to cut: cf. F. pr['e]cis. Cf. Concise.]

1. Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality.

The law in this point is not precise. --Bacon.

For the hour precise Exacts our parting hence. --Milton.

2. Strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal; ceremonious. --Addison.

He was ever precise in promise-keeping. --Shak.

Syn: Accurate; exact; definite; correct; scrupulous; punctilious; particular; nice; formal. See Accurate. -- Pre*cise"ly, adv. -- Pre*cise"ness, n.

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