accuracy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness
Exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; degree of conformity of a measure to a true or standard value.

/ˈak.jʊ.ɹə.si/ /ˈak.jə.ɹə.si/ /ˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/ en-us-accuracy.ogg /ˈæk.ɹə.si/ /əˈkju.rə.si/

accuracy accuracies

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

correctness truthfulness nicety

inaccuracy

precision integrity exactness fidelity

high-accuracy hyperaccuracy overaccuracy

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