3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Accuracy \Ac"cu*ra*cy\ (#; 277), n. [See {Accurate}.]
The state of being accurate; freedom from mistakes, this
exemption arising from carefulness; exact conformity to
truth, or to a rule or model; precision; exactness; nicety;
correctness; as the value of testimony depends on its
accuracy.
The professed end [of logic] is to teach men to think,
to judge, and to reason, with precision and accuracy.
--Reid.
The accuracy with which the piston fits the sides.
--Lardner.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
accuracy
n 1: the quality of being accurate and without error; "the lawyer
questioned the accuracy of my account"; "he was
beginning to doubt the truth of his compass" [syn: {truth}]
[ant: {inaccuracy}]
2: (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a
number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure
time with much greater accuracy"
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
accuracy
How close to the real value a measurement is
Compare {precision}.
(1998-04-19)
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