adjective
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faithfully representing or describing the truth
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showing a negligible or permissible deviation from a standard
an accurate ruler
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without error; precise; meticulous
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maths
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(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.
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(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
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Related Words
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Other Word Forms
- accurately adverb
- accurateness noun
- hyperaccurate adjective
- hyperaccurateness noun
- superaccurate adjective
- superaccurateness noun
- unaccurate adjective
- unaccurateness noun
Etymology
Origin of accurate
First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin accūrātus “carefully prepared” (past participle of accūrāre ), equivalent to ac- ac- + cūr(a) “care” + -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Yet, people had asked intimate questions, and through the sisters’ mediumship, received accurate answers.
From Literature
Others questioned how accurate the chat-bot headsets will be, given that AI tools have proven to be prone to errors.
From BBC
A future in which robots perform surgical operations or make accurate diagnoses remains the stuff of science fiction.
From Los Angeles Times
One person's waste is another person's treasure and for artist Nicola Ellis, that saying could not be more accurate.
From BBC
Lee is known as one of Wall Street’s most accurate forecasters who correctly told investors to buy stocks during pandemic lows and nailed the 2023 bull market.
From MarketWatch
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