Accuracy

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1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Translations

English

Etymology

[See Accurate.]

Noun

1. 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

   Quotations

   • 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

Translations

• French: exactitude
• German: Genauigkeit
• Indonesian: ketelitian , ketepatan , kecermatan , keakuratan
• Interlingua: exactitude, precision
• Italian: esattezza
• Japanese: 正確性 (せいかくせい , seikaku-sei), 正確さ (せいかくさ , seikaku-sa), 精密性 (せいみつせい , seimitsu-sei), 精密さ (せいみつさ , seimitsu-sa)
• Polish: dokładność f
• Portuguese: exatidão f, precisão f, correção f
• Spanish: exactitud

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