accurateness

State of being exact

Accurateness is the quality of being accurate—free from error or conforming closely to a standard.

The word exists but rarely appears; accuracy dominates in actual usage.

The accurateness of his measurements was impressive sounds stilted where accuracy would sound natural.

exactitude

correctness

State of being accurate

truthfulness · veracity · factuality · validity · authenticity · conformity · faithfulness · literalness · definiteness · specificity

reliability

dependability

Consistent trustworthy nature

verifiability · authenticity · validity · soundness · certitude · assuredness · infallibility · repeatability · reproducibility

measurement

calibration

Adjusting for measurement accuracy

specification · graduation · discrimination · fine-tuning · refinement · adjustment · verification · validation · instrumentation · quantification

meticulousness

scrupulousness

Careful moral precision

diligence · conscientiousness · punctiliousness · rigorousness · fastidiousness · methodicalness · attentiveness · exactingness · perfectionism · particularity

Opposites
precision and correctness

accuratenessinaccuracy

Lack of precision

inaccurateness · inexactness · incorrectness · imprecision · inexactitude

carefulness in execution

accuratenesssloppiness

Lack of neatness

carelessness · negligence · haphazardness · shoddiness · laxness

Family

accurate, accuracy, inaccuracy, accurately, inaccurate, inaccurately

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G