ˈakyərəsē, -si, ÷-k(ə)rəs- noun
( -es )
Etymology: accura te + -cy
: the quality, state, or degree of being accurate:
a. : freedom from mistake or error : correctness
answers will be marked for neatness as well as for accuracy
to achieve accuracy , errors or their repetition must be avoided — English Language Teaching
b. : conformity to truth or to some standard or model
an account, the general accuracy of which could hardly be doubted
the accuracy of a firearm is its ability to deliver a close group of hits on a target
: exactness
impossible to state with accuracy the number of casualties
a play much admired for the accuracy of its idiom
the highly approximate reconnaissance accuracy of the map — Geographical Review
c. of measurement : the degree of conformity to some recognized standard value : deviation of a result obtained by a particular method from the value accepted as true
elevations have been extended as far as 50 miles across rugged mountainous terrain with an accuracy of about 2 feet — Science
— contrasted with precision