accuracy
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accuracy
- /ˈak.jʊ.ɹə.si/ UK
- /ˈak.jə.ɹə.si/ UK
- /ˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/ US
- /ˈæk.ɹə.si/ nonstandard
Where it comes from
* First attested in the 1660s.
* accurate + -cy
noun accuracies
- The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness Its professed end [of logic], is to teach men to think, to judge, and to reason, with precision and accuracy.
- Exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; degree of conformity of a measure to a true or standard value. The jury doubted the accuracy of the witness' comments.
Similar: correctness, truthfulness, nicety · Opposite: inaccuracy
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: truth, exactly, accurately, accurate, precisely, exact, exactness, precise, precision, veracity, truthfulness, correctly, fact, reasonableness, soundness, specific
noun
Similar: correctness, truthfulness, nicety · Opposite: inaccuracy
Translations
Every language
noun state of being accurate
| Español | tino, acierto, acertamiento |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 正確性 seikakusei, 正確さ seikaku-sa, 精密性 seimitsusei, 精密さ seimitsu-sa, 確度 kakudo |
| 中文 | 準確度 /准确度 zhǔnquèdù, 準確性 /准确性 zhǔnquèxìng |
| Português | exatidão, precisão, correção, apuramento |
| Français | exactitude, précision |
| Deutsch | Genauigkeit, Sorgfalt, Exaktheit, Richtigkeit, Fehlerfreiheit |
| Italiano | esattezza, precisione, accuratezza, acribia |
| Ελληνικά | ακρίβεια akríveia |
| Română | precizie, acuratețe, exactitate |
| Русский | то́чность tóčnostʹ |
| العربية | دِقَّة diqqa |
Talk about this word "accuracy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/accuracy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. accuracy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/accuracy "accuracy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/accuracy.Cite this
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title = {accuracy},
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