accurate

[ ak-yer-it ]
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adjective
  1. free from error or defect; consistent with a standard, rule, or model; precise; exact.

  2. careful or meticulous: I need a really accurate proofreader to check this paper before I submit it to the journal.

Origin of accurate

1
First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin accūrātus “carefully prepared” (past participle of accūrāre ), equivalent to ac- ac- + cūr(a) “care” + -ātus -ate1

synonym study For accurate

1. See correct.

Other words for accurate

Other words from accurate

  • ac·cu·rate·ly, adverb
  • ac·cu·rate·ness, noun
  • hy·per·ac·cu·rate, adjective
  • hy·per·ac·cu·rate·ness, noun
  • su·per·ac·cu·rate, adjective
  • su·per·ac·cu·rate·ness, noun
  • un·ac·cu·rate, adjective
  • un·ac·cu·rate·ness, noun

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How to use accurate in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for accurate

accurate

/ (ˈækjərɪt) /


adjective
  1. faithfully representing or describing the truth

  2. showing a negligible or permissible deviation from a standard: an accurate ruler

  1. without error; precise; meticulous

  2. maths

    • (to n significant digits) representing the first n digits of the given number starting with the first nonzero digit, but approximating to the nearest digit in the final position: since π = 3.14159…, the approximation 3.1416 is accurate to 5 significant digits.

    • (to n decimal places) giving the first n digits after the decimal point without further approximation: π = 3.1415 is in this sense accurate to 4 decimal places

Origin of accurate

1
C16: from Latin accūrātus, past participle of accūrāre to perform with care, from cūra care

Derived forms of accurate

  • accurately, adverb
  • accurateness, noun

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