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accuracy Definition

ac·cu·racy (akyə rə sē)

noun

the quality or state of being accurate or exact; precision; exactness

accuracy Synonyms

accuracy

n.

  1. The state of being without error

    exactness, exactitude, correctness; see truth 1.

  2. The quality of precision or deftness

    precision, preciseness, exactness, skill, efficiency, one-for-one targeting, correctness, skillfulness, sharpness, mastery, dependability, strictness, certainty, sureness, dotting the i's and crossing the t's*.

    Antonyms imprecision, sloppiness, incompetence.

accuracy Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • prediction: An estimation of the accuracy of the prediction is included.
  • measurement: The latter is said to distort the accuracy of measurements by up to 20 % .
  • diagnosis: Combining morphological and kinetic features can increase the accuracy of clinical diagnoses.

Converse of object

  • disclaim: Disclaimer: Pressbox disclaims any accuracy in the content contained in these releases.
  • warrant: We do not warrant the accuracy or completeness of such information.
  • verify: Check the printout with an accurate rule to verify the accuracy of the main scale.
  • pinpoint: Smart bombs were used during the Gulf War with pinpoint accuracy they hit their target.
  • ensure: The User shall ensure the accuracy of all Input Material.
  • guarantee: Heritage Link cannot guarantee the accuracy of, or accept any responsibility for, the contents of Update.

Adjective modifier

  • factual: After the Panel hearing, you may be asked to check the report of what you said for factual accuracy.
  • positional: Positional Accuracy The degree to which a position is measured or depicted, relative to its correct value established by a more accurate process.
  • predictive: Since there has been no demonstration of the predictive accuracy of the estimation of time varying parameters, even this argument fails.
  • diagnostic: The overall diagnostic accuracy of MR imaging of gynecological malignancies in our hands is 93 % .
  • grammatical: At GCSE, at least 20 % of marks are given for grammatical accuracy.
  • absolute: For many local area purposes, for example records of utility plant, relative accuracy is more important than absolute accuracy.

Modifies a noun

  • authenticity: MI6 accept no responsibility or give warranty for the accuracy authenticity or correctness of content.

Noun used with modifier

  • pin-point: They disintegrate asteroids and aliens alike and are particularly renowned for their pin-point accuracy even over extraordinary distances.
  • positioning: Our new stage has a positioning accuracy and reproducibility significantly less than 1 µm -- over a 3-fold improvement.
  • pinpoint: This can only take place, however, if the area of the brain that triggers the seizures can be identified with pinpoint accuracy.
  • classification: Classification accuracy of 96.8 % is achieved on a total of 624 sample images.
accuracy Quotes

Pray for the grace of accuracy Vermeer gave to the sun's illumination stealing like the tide across a map to his girl solid with yearning.

—Lowell, RobertTraill Spence,Jr

Everyone knows there is no fineness or accuracy of suppression. If you hold down one thing you hold down the adjoining.

—Bellow, Saul