accuracy
Freedom from mistakes
Accuracy is closeness to the true or correct value.
A watch with good accuracy keeps time precisely.
In measurement, accuracy differs from precision: a scale can give consistent readings (precise) without being accurate if it's miscalibrated.
The accuracy of his predictions was remarkable.
In broader use, accuracy means freedom from error or distortion: historical accuracy, the accuracy of a news report.
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- correctnessState of being accurate
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
specifications · instrumentation · metrology · quantification · verification · validation · repeatability · micrometer
Accuracy of measurement
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- thoroughnessAttention to every detail
- carefulnessQuality of being thorough
- diligenceCareful, persistent effort
rigor · attention to detail · scrupulous · painstaking · methodical · conscientious · exacting · fastidious
Conformity to fact
- factualityAdherence to truth
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- correctnessState of being accurate
validity · reliability · fact-checking · objectivity · credibility · trustworthiness · honesty · integrity
Devoted loyalty maintained
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- likenessVisual similarity or representation
- representationDepiction or likeness
rendering · simulation · reconstruction · authenticity · verisimilitude · exactness · copying · duplication
Accuracy in shooting
- aimPurpose or direction
- targetObject of pursuit
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
archery · bullseye · grouping · sights · scope · windage · elevation · steady
Sworn statement as evidence
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- witnessOne who attests
- swornBound by formal promise
- perjuryCriminal courtroom dishonesty
deposition · cross-examination · statement · affidavit · court · trial · truthfulness · verification
Conveying documented information
- fact-checkingConfirming accuracy of claims
- sourcePoint of origin
- verificationProving something accurate
- editorOne who revises text
objectivity · journalist · press · media · newspaper · reporter · coverage · retraction
calibration
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- correctnessState of being accurate
tolerance · specifications · instrumentation · metrology · quantification · verification · validation · repeatability · micrometer · calipers
precision
Accuracy of measurement
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- thoroughnessAttention to every detail
- carefulnessQuality of being thorough
diligence · rigor · attention to detail · scrupulous · painstaking · methodical · conscientious · exacting · fastidious · punctilious
veracity
Conformity to fact
- factualityAdherence to truth
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
correctness · validity · reliability · fact-checking · objectivity · credibility · trustworthiness · honesty · integrity · genuineness
faithfulness
Devoted loyalty maintained
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- likenessVisual similarity or representation
representation · rendering · simulation · reconstruction · authenticity · verisimilitude · exactness · copying · duplication · transcription
marksmanship
Accuracy in shooting
rifle · archery · bullseye · grouping · sights · scope · windage · elevation · steady · sharpshooting
testimony
Sworn statement as evidence
perjury · deposition · cross-examination · statement · affidavit · court · trial · truthfulness · verification · corroboration
reporting
Conveying documented information
- fact-checkingConfirming accuracy of claims
- sourcePoint of origin
- verificationProving something accurate
editor · objectivity · journalist · press · media · newspaper · reporter · coverage · retraction · correction
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
- motor skillsmotor skills, fine motor skills, motor control, gross motor skills, walking
- abilitiesstrength, agility, endurance, flexibility, dexterity
- carefulnessattention, attentiveness, care, carefulness, caution
- GPSsatellite, GPS navigation, GPS tracking, latitude, GPS receivers
- Precision Wordsexact, precision, precise, exactness, correctness
accuracyinaccuracy
Lack of precision
error · incorrectness · wrongness · erroneousness · falsity
accuracyimprecision
Lack of exactness
inexactness · inexactitude · vagueness · impreciseness · approximation
accuracycarelessness
Inattention causing mistakes
sloppiness · negligence · guesswork · slovenliness · incompetence
- pinpoint accuracy
- historical accuracyTruthfulness about the past
- shooting accuracyPrecision in hitting targets
- typing accuracyCorrectness of keystrokes
- factual accuracyTruthfulness of claims
- long-range accuracyHitting distant targets reliably
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