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English noun: accuracy | |||
| 1. | accuracy (attribute) the quality of being near to the true value | ||
| Samples | He was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass. The lawyer questioned the truth of my account. | ||
| Synonyms | truth | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | quality | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | exactitude, exactness, fidelity | ||
| Attribute | accurate, inaccurate | ||
| Antonyms | inaccuracy | ||
| 2. | accuracy (attribute) (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number | ||
| Samples | The atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | quality | ||
| Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
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