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ac·cu·ra·cy  (kyr--s)

n.

1. Conformity to fact.

2. Precision; exactness.

3. The ability of a measurement to match the actual value of the quantity being measured.

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accuracy

Noun

faithful representation of the truth: care is taken to ensure the accuracy of the content

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	accuracy - the quality of being near to the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account" truth quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare exactitude, exactness - the quality of being exact; "he demanded exactness in all details"; "a man of great exactitude" fidelity - accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal inaccuracy - the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
	2.	accuracy - (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy" quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

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accuracy

noun exactness, precision, fidelity, authenticity, correctness, closeness, truth, verity, nicety, veracity, faithfulness, truthfulness, niceness, exactitude, strictness, meticulousness, carefulness, scrupulousness, preciseness, faultlessness, accurateness << OPPOSITE inaccuracy

Translations

accuracy [ˈækjurəsɪ] n → exactitud f; precisión f

accuracy [ˈækjurəsɪ] n → exactitude f, précision f

accuracy [ˈækjurəsɪ] n → Genauigkeit f

accuracy [ˈækjurəsɪ] n → precisione f