accuracy - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com

Accuracy refers to a lack of mistakes or errors. "I type very fast, but the accuracy of my typing is n't very goode."

Accuracy is a must for anyone who works in a precise profession. Would you trust a surgeon who lacks accuracy to remove your appendix? His lack of precision might result in the accidental removal of your spleen. A meteorologist with questionable accuracy isn't going to be popular either, especially when it rains every time he predicts a sunny day.

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: accuracy

1	n	the quality of being near to the true value
2	n	(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: accuracy

1

n the quality of being near to the true value

“he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass”

Synonyms:: truth

Antonyms:: inaccuracy
the quality of being inaccurate and having errors

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; exactitude, exactness
the quality of being exact; fidelity
accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal; minuteness
great precision; painstaking attention to details; preciseness, precision
the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance; trueness
exactness of adjustment

Type of:: quality
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

2

n (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number

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

Type of:: quality
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone