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Accuracy

//ˈak.jʊ.ɹə.si// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness countable, uncountable

    "Its professed end [of logic], is to teach men to think, to judge, and to reason, with precision and accuracy."

  2. 2
    the quality of being near to the true value wordnet
  3. 3
    Exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; degree of conformity of a measure to a true or standard value. countable, uncountable

    "The jury doubted the accuracy of the witness' comments."

  4. 4
    (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number wordnet

Etymology

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

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