accurate
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1605–15; < Latin accūrātus carefully prepared (past participle of accūrāre), equivalent to ac- ac- + cūr(a) care + -ātus -ate1
1605–15; < Latin accūrātus carefully prepared (past participle of accūrāre), equivalent to ac- ac- + cūr(a) care + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
ac·cu·rate·ly, adverb
ac·cu·rate·ness, noun
hy·per·ac·cu·rate, adjective
hy·per·ac·cu·rate·ly, adverb
hy·per·ac·cu·rate·ness, noun
su·per·ac·cu·rate, adjective
su·per·ac·cu·rate·ly, adverb
su·per·ac·cu·rate·ness, noun
un·ac·cu·rate, adjective
un·ac·cu·rate·ly, adverb
un·ac·cu·rate·ness, noun
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| —adj | |
| 1. | faithfully representing or describing the truth |
| 2. | showing a negligible or permissible deviation from a standard: an accurate ruler |
| 3. | without error; precise; meticulous |
| 4. | maths |
| a. (to n significant digits) representing the first n digits of the given number starting with the first nonzero digit, but approximating to the nearest digit in the final position: since π = 3.14159…, the approximation 3.1416 is accurate to 5 significant digits. | |
| b. (to n decimal places) giving the first n digits after the decimal point without further approximation: π = 3.1415 is in this sense accurate to 4 decimal places | |
| [C16: from Latin accūrātus, past participle of accūrāre to perform with care, from cūra care] | |
| 'accurately | |
| —adv | |
| 'accurateness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
accurate
1610s, "done with care," 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 (1650s). Related: Accuracy.
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Example sentences
At the same time, his references are precise and accurate.
Econometrics attempts to develop accurate economic forecasting and to make possible successful policy planning.
Heterodoxy is not inherently instructive, accurate, or interesting.
In general, the translators of the heyday were accurate neither in word nor in shape.
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