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English Dictionary: accuracy	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for accuracy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
accuracy n the quality of being near to the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account" Synonym(s): accuracy, truth Antonym(s): inaccuracy (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Accuracy \Ac"curacy\ (#; 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 The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
accuracy How close to the real value a measurement is. Compare {precision}. (1998-04-19)