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   Ac·cu·ra·cy

   /ˈakyərəsē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the quality or state of being correct or precise: "we have confidence in the accuracy of the statistics" Similar correctnessprecisionexactnessrightnessperfectionvalidityunambiguousnessauthorityreliabilityfactualityliteralnesscorrectnessfidelityfaithfulnessexactnessclosenesstruthtruthfulnessveracityauthenticityrealismverisimilitudefairnesscarefulnessstrictnessconscientiousnesspunctiliousnessthoroughnessscrupulousnessrigorrare:veridicalityscrupulosityprecisioncarefulnessmeticulousnessOpposite inaccuracyinexactnessinaccuracyloosenessinaccuracywaywardness
   • ▪ the degree to which the result of a measurement, calculation, or specification conforms to the correct value or a standard: "the accuracy of radiocarbon dating" Similar correctnessprecisionexactnessrightnessperfectionvalidityunambiguousnessauthorityreliabilityOpposite inaccuracyinexactness

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