Accuracy - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈækjərəsɪ|  American pronunciation of the word accuracy
Brit.  |ˈækjʊrəsɪ|  British pronunciation of the word accuracy

noun

- the quality of being near to the true value (syn: truth)
he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass
- (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number
the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy

Extra examples

Each experiment is performed twice to ensure accuracy.

The police questioned the accuracy of his statement.

He could not say with any accuracy what he had seen.

Several managers have tried to increase the speed and accuracy of the workers.

He passes the ball with unerring accuracy.

He strove for historical accuracy in the movie.

I'm not sure about the accuracy and currency of their information.

Their decisions were based on data of doubtful accuracy.

People have questioned the accuracy of his narrative.

She shoots with deadly accuracy.

His investment advice comes with a caveat: that the stock market is impossible to predict with absolute accuracy.

...the paramount goal is to restore the colonial-era house with complete historical accuracy...

She hit the target with deadly accuracy.

Experts discounted the accuracy of the polls.

The magazine combines the accuracy of the scientist with the eye of the artist.

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