ac·cu·rate

(ăk′yər-ĭt)

adj.

1. Conforming exactly to fact; errorless.

2. Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits from a standard.

3. Capable of providing a correct reading or measurement: an accurate scale.

4. Acting or performing with care and precision; meticulous: an accurate proofreader.

[Latin accūrātus, done with care, past participle of accūrāre, to do with care : ad-, ad- + cūrāre, to care for (from cūra, care; see cure).]

ac′cu·rate·ly adv.

ac′cu·rate·ness n.

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accurateness

noun

Freedom from error:

accuracy, correctness, exactitude, exactness, preciseness, precision, rightness.

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