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accuracy - 4 dictionary results

ac⋅cu⋅ra⋅cy

[ak-yer-uh-see]
–noun, plural -cies.
1. the condition or quality of being true, correct, or exact; freedom from error or defect; precision or exactness; correctness.
2. Chemistry, Physics. the extent to which a given measurement agrees with the standard value for that measurement. Compare precision (def. 6).
3. Mathematics. the degree of correctness of a quantity, expression, etc. Compare precision (def. 5).

Origin:
1655–65; accur(ate) + -acy
ac·cu·ra·cy   (āk'yər-ə-sē)   
n.  
  1. Conformity to fact.
  2. Precision; exactness.
  3. The ability of a measurement to match the actual value of the quantity being measured.

Accuracy

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.

accuracy mathematics
How close to the real value a measurement is.
Compare precision.
(1998-04-19)

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