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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]: accuracyHow close to the real value a measurement is Compare {precision}. (1998-04-19)
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