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Accuracy : (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" [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"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Accuracy :
How close to the real value a measurement is.
Compare precision.
(1998-04-19)
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Accuracy : How closely a measured value agrees with the correct value.
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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