accuracy - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'accuracy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Accuracy

[ n.]

- The state of being accurate; freedom from mistakes, this exemption arising from carefulness; exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; precision; exactness; nicety; correctness; as, the value of testimony depends on its accuracy.

Meaning of 'accuracy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . accuracy

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- the quality of being near to the true value

Example in sentence:

he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass;
the lawyer questioned the truth of my account

Meaning (2):
- (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number

Example in sentence:

the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy

Nearby Words:

accadian accede acceded accedence acceder acceding accelerando accelerate accelerated accelerating

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Accuracy life
Accuracy life refers to the estimated average number of rounds that a particular weapon can fire before its tube becomes so worn that its accuracy tolerance is exceeded.

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