accuracy

[ak-yer-uh-see]

noun

plural

accuracies 

1. the condition or quality of being true, correct, or exact; freedom from error or defect; precision or exactness; correctness.

2. Chemistry, Physics.,  the extent to which a given measurement agrees with the standard value for that measurement.

3. Mathematics.,  the degree of correctness of a quantity, expression, etc.

accuracy

/ ˈækjʊrəsɪ /

noun

1. faithful measurement or representation of the truth; correctness; precision

2. physics chem the degree of agreement between a measured or computed value of a physical quantity and the standard or accepted value for that quantity

Other Word Forms

• hyperaccuracy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of accuracy¹

First recorded in 1655–65; accur(ate) + -acy

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