ACCURACY


Meaning of ACCURACY in English

/ak"yeuhr euh see/ , n. , pl. accuracies .

1. the condition or quality of being true, correct, or exact; freedom from error or defect; precision or exactness; correctness.

2. Chem. , Physics. the extent to which a given measurement agrees with the standard value for that measurement. Cf. precision (def. 6).

3. Math. the degree of correctness of a quantity, expression, etc. Cf. precision (def. 5).

[ 1655-65; ACCUR(ATE) + -ACY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .