Accuracy meaning

What does “accuracy” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“accuracy” is a noun with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the quality of being near to the true value.

accuracy

noun

  1. 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”

    Synonymstruth
    Oppositesinaccuracy
  2. (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number

    “the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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