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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the quality of being near to the true value;
- Example: "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"
- Example: "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account"
[syn: accuracy, truth]

2. (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number;
- Example: "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] The professed end [of logic] is to teach men to think, to judge, and to reason, with precision and accuracy. --Reid. [1913 Webster] The accuracy with which the piston fits the sides. --Lardner. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

accuracy n 1: the quality of being near to the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account" [syn: accuracy, truth] [ant: inaccuracy] 2: (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy"
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

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