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[ ak-yer-it ]
/ ˈæk yər ɪt /
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adjective

free from error or defect; consistent with a standard, rule, or model; precise; exact.
careful or meticulous: an accurate typist.

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RELATED WORDS

exactly, precisely, meticulously, scrupulously, flawlessly, veraciously

Nearby words

  1. accumulation,
  2. accumulation point,
  3. accumulative,
  4. accumulator,
  5. accuracy,
  6. accurately,
  7. accurize,
  8. accursed,
  9. accus.,
  10. accusal

Origin of accurate

1605–15; < Latin accūrātus carefully prepared (past participle of accūrāre), equivalent to ac- ac- + cūr(a) care + -ātus -ate1
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1. See correct.
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British Dictionary definitions for accurately

accurate

/ (ˈækjərɪt) /

adjective

faithfully representing or describing the truth
showing a negligible or permissible deviation from a standardan accurate ruler
without error; precise; meticulous
maths
  1. (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 positionsince π = 3.14159…, the approximation 3.1416 is accurate to 5 significant digits.
  2. (to n decimal places) giving the first n digits after the decimal point without further approximationπ = 3.1415 is in this sense accurate to 4 decimal places
Derived Formsaccurately, adverbaccurateness, noun

Word Origin for accurate

C16: from Latin accūrātus, past participle of accūrāre to perform with care, from cūra care
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for accurately

accurate

adj.

1610s, "done with care," from Latin accuratus "prepared with care, exact, elaborate," past participle of accurare "take care of," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + curare "take care of" (see cure). The notion of doing something carefully led to that of being exact (1650s). Related: Accurately; accurateness.

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