accuracy

Noun
Synonyms: truth

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  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”Synonyms: truth
  2. (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number“the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

accuracy

<mathematics> How close to the real value a measurement is.

Compare precision.

(1998-04-19)

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