accuracy

accuracy

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English

Etymology

  • First attested in the 1660s.
  • accurate +‎ -cy

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈakjʊɹəsi/, /ˈakjəɹəsi/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/

Noun

accuracy (countable and uncountable, plural accuracies)

  1. The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness
  2. Exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; degree of conformity of a measure to a true or standard value.

Synonyms

  • correctness
  • truthfulness

Antonyms

  • inaccuracy

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • precision
  • integrity
  • exactness
  • fidelity

Further reading

  • “accuracy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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