accuracy
UK/ˈak.jʊ.ɹə.si//ˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/
accuracy noun: the state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness.
Noun
accuracy (countable and uncountable, plural 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.1827, Thomas Reid, Essays on the Powers of the Human Mind
- The efficiency of the instrument will also depend upon the accuracy with which the piston fits the bottom and sides of the barrel. When the piston is depressed to the bottom, it is considered in theory to be in absolute contact, so as to exclude every particle of air from the space between it and...1856, Dionysius Lardner, Popular Lectures on Science and Art
- 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.
accuracy meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
accuracy in Tamil
- துல்லியம், கச்சிதம், கனகச்சிதம், பிழையின்மை, மிகச் சரியாய் இருத்தல், திருந்திய தன்மை
accuracy in Marathi
- अचूकता, अचूकपणा
accuracy in Urdu
- accuracy
- سچائی saccāī
accuracy in Bengali
- সঠিকতা, যাথাযথ্য, অভ্রান্ততা, যথাযথতা
More languagesFewer languages
- accuracy in Telugu
- ఖచ్చితత్వం khaccitatvaṁ
- accuracy in Malayalam
- കൃത്യം kr̥tyaṁ
- accuracy in Kannada
- ಸರಿಮೆ, ಸರಿಯಿರಿಕೆ
- accuracy in Gujarati
- ચોકસાઈ, સચોટતા
- accuracy in Odia
- ସଠିକତା, ସଠିକ୍ତା, ନିର୍ଭୁଲତା
- accuracy in Nepali
- सटीकता
- accuracy in Tagalog
- kaeksaktuhan
- accuracy in Arabic
- دِقَّة diqqa
- accuracy in Malay
- kejituan, ketepatan, kebenaran
- accuracy in Indonesian
- ketelitian, ketepatan, kecermatan, keakuratan
- accuracy in Persian
- درستی dorosti, صحت sehat
Examples of accuracy in a sentence
- The writing was measured for both grammatical complexity and accuracy factors.
- The machine assembles parts at high speed and with pinpoint accuracy.
- Aneroid and electronic instruments, decalibrate easily and frequently and require routine accuracy checks.
Synonyms of accuracy
Antonyms
Forms of accuracy
| plural | accuracies |
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Origin of accuracy
* First attested in the 1660s. * accurate + -cy
Words formed from accuracy
Phrases with accuracy
Questions about accuracy
- What does accuracy mean?
- Accuracy means the state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness.
- What is accuracy in Tamil?
- Accuracy in Tamil is துல்லியம், கச்சிதம், கனகச்சிதம். See Accuracy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is accuracy?
- Accuracy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce accuracy?
- Accuracy is pronounced /ˈak.jʊ.ɹə.si/ (UK).
- What is the plural of accuracy?
- The plural of accuracy is accuracies.
Words near accuracy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: accuracy (page history and authors); accuracy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); accuracy (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); سچائی (Urdu) (page history and authors); accuracy (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); കൃത്യം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); accuracy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); accuracy (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); accuracy (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); accuracy (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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