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accuracy

/ˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/

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What does accuracy mean?

noun

  1. The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness
  2. Exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; degree of conformity of a measure to a true or standard value.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/

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Other native women have claimed a similar monitor, but I never heard of one who could interpret it with such accuracy.
Charles A. EastmanThe Soul of the Indian: An InterpretationProject Gutenberg ebook #340
It was this sense of his usual accuracy of expression that assisted Bernard in fitting a meaning to his late companion’s letter.
Henry JamesConfidenceProject Gutenberg ebook #178
More book examples (3)
I cannot quite make out by what knack the Wasp contrives to detach the cap of the inner shell with such accuracy.
Jean-Henri FabreMore Hunting WaspsTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3462
I have myself seen many animals that would have exceeded this, although it would be impossible to estimate their height with accuracy.
Samuel White, Sir BakerWild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #3657
I now related my history briefly but with firmness and precision, marking the dates with accuracy and never deviating into invective or exclamation.
Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyFrankenstein; or, the modern prometheusProject Gutenberg ebook #84