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English noun: accuracy

1. accuracy (attribute) the quality of being near to the true value


SamplesHe was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass.
The lawyer questioned the truth of my account.


Synonymstruth


Broader (hypernym)quality


Narrower (hyponym)exactitude, exactness, fidelity


Attributeaccurate, inaccurate


Antonymsinaccuracy

2. accuracy (attribute) (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number


SamplesThe atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy.


Broader (hypernym)quality


Domain categorymath, mathematics, maths









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