Dictionary

accuracy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈak.jə.ɹə.si/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈak.jʊ.ɹə.si/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/ (General-American)
• /ˈæk.ɹə.si/ (nonstandard)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness
   • 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 the bottom. 1856, Dionysius Lardner, Popular Lectures on Science and Art:
   • 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:
   • At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum. 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
2. (countable, uncountable) 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.

Forms

Antonyms

inaccuracy

Deriveds

overaccuracy · hyperaccuracy · high-accuracy

Descendants

acurácia · akurasi

Relateds

fidelity · exactness · precision · integrity

Synonyms

truthfulness · correctness · nicety

Translations (87)

sh preciznost (state of being accurate) · sh tȁčnōst (state of being accurate) · nb nøyaktighet (state of being accurate) · de Genauigkeit (state of being accurate) · ms kebenaran (state of being accurate) · es acertamiento (state of being accurate) · bg акура́тност (state of being accurate) · es tino (state of being accurate) · te ఖచ్చితత్వం (state of being accurate) · az dəqiqlik (state of being accurate) · nl nauwkeurigheid (state of being accurate) · fa درستی (state of being accurate) · pt exatidão (state of being accurate) · ja 確度 (state of being accurate) · da nøjagtighed (state of being accurate) · cs přesnost (state of being accurate) · cmn 準確度 /准确度 (state of being accurate) · pt precisão (state of being accurate) · da præcision (state of being accurate) · pl akuratność (state of being accurate) · pt correção (state of being accurate) · ga cruinneas (state of being accurate) · ja 精密さ (state of being accurate) · eo ekzakto (state of being accurate) · acw دِقَّة (state of being accurate) · ja 正確さ (state of being accurate) · bg то́чност (state of being accurate) · it precisione (state of being accurate) · de Sorgfalt (state of being accurate) · iu ᓇᓛᒎᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅ (state of being accurate) · az düzgünlük (state of being accurate) · mt eżattezza (state of being accurate) · mi tikapūtanga (state of being accurate) · fr exactitude (state of being accurate) · ja 精密性 (state of being accurate) · grc ἀκρίβεια (state of being accurate) · mk прецизност (state of being accurate) · ckb دروستی (state of being accurate) · ja 正確性 (state of being accurate) · hu precizitás (state of being accurate) · it accuratezza (state of being accurate) · sv noggrannhet (state of being accurate) · et täpsus (state of being accurate) · it acribia (state of being accurate) · sh прецизност (state of being accurate) · uk точність (state of being accurate) · id ketelitian (state of being accurate) · ro acuratețe (state of being accurate) · fr précision (state of being accurate) · id ketepatan (state of being accurate) · hu pontosság (state of being accurate) · ca precisió (state of being accurate) · el ακρίβεια (state of being accurate) · de Richtigkeit (state of being accurate) · sh tȍčnōst (state of being accurate) · ar دِقَّة (state of being accurate) · sh та̏чно̄ст (state of being accurate) · id keakuratan (state of being accurate) · gl precisión (state of being accurate) · ia exactitude (state of being accurate) · kw kewerder (state of being accurate) · es acierto (state of being accurate) · ro precizie (state of being accurate) · de Exaktheit (state of being accurate) · nl precisie (state of being accurate) · ro exactitate (state of being accurate) · ca exactitud (state of being accurate) · mn оновчлол (state of being accurate) · mk точност (state of being accurate) · sh то̏чно̄ст (state of being accurate) · pl dokładność (state of being accurate) · it esattezza (state of being accurate) · ms ketepatan (state of being accurate) · fa صحت (state of being accurate) · hu helyesség (state of being accurate) · fi tarkkuus (state of being accurate) · de Fehlerfreiheit (state of being accurate) · ru то́чность (state of being accurate) · cmn 準確性 /准确性 (state of being accurate) · nb riktighet (state of being accurate) · ckb ڕێکی (state of being accurate) · ms kejituan (state of being accurate) · pt apuramento (state of being accurate) · ia precision (state of being accurate) · tl kaeksaktuhan (state of being accurate) · bg преци́зност (state of being accurate) · id kecermatan (state of being accurate)