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accuracy

//ˈak.jʊ.ɹə.si//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

formal

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Forms

Plural
accuracies

Definitions

  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.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.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4022

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Rare
Academic
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Literature
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Etymology

* First attested in the 1660s.

* accurate + -cy

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