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accuracy

ac·cu·racy

UK/ˈak.jʊ.ɹə.si/ US/ˈak.jə.ɹə.si/ fairly common

noun

1.

the quality of nearness to the truth or the true value

  • “he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass”
  • “the lawyer questioned the truth of my account”
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2.

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number

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

Origin

* First attested in the 1660s. * accurate + -cy

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