accuracy

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UK /ˈak.jʊ.ɹə.si/ US /ˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/

noun 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

absolute, complete, deadly, perfect, pinpoint, total, unerring

The surgeon's unerring accuracy during the delicate operation saved the patient's life.

amazing, considerable, great, high

The GPS system on her phone showed the location with amazing accuracy.

remarkable, uncanny | reasonable, sufficient | factual, historical, technical

QUANT

degree, level

The weather forecast showed an impressive level of accuracy for tomorrow's predictions.

VERB + ACCURACY

improve, increase

The new camera software has increased the accuracy of photos taken in low light.

check, confirm, test

ensure

The lab technician carefully checked all measurements to ensure accuracy in the test results.

doubt, question

The scientists doubted the accuracy of the test results after finding several errors in the lab.

PREP

with ~

The weather forecast described tomorrow's temperatures with surprising accuracy.

Definitions

noun

The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness

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

The efficiency of the instrument will also depend upon the accuracy with which the piston fits the bottom and sides of the barrel. When the piston is depressed to the bottom, it is considered in theory to be in absolute contact, so as to exclude every particle of air from the space between it and the bottom.

Exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; degree of conformity of a measure to a true or standard value.

The jury doubted the accuracy of the witness' comments.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the quality of being near to the true value

truth

Antonyms

inaccuracy

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning

Wiktionary

Check up on the accuracy of this article.

Tatoeba · #59740

Today, we can tell how the weather will be with a high degree of accuracy.

Tatoeba · #242471

Accuracy is important in arithmetic.

Tatoeba · #245171

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