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accurate

[ak-yer-it]

adjective

  1. free from error or defect; consistent with a standard, rule, or model; precise; exact.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. careful or meticulous.

    I need a really accurate proofreader to check this paper before I submit it to the journal.



accurate

/ ˈæ°ģĀįə°łÉŖ³Ł /

adjective

  1. faithfully representing or describing the truth

  2. showing a negligible or permissible deviation from a standard

    an accurate ruler

  3. without error; precise; meticulous

  4. maths

    1. (to n significant digits) representing the first n digits of the given number starting with the first nonzero digit, but approximating to the nearest digit in the final position

      since Ļ€ = 3.14159…, the approximation 3.1416 is accurate to 5 significant digits.

    2. (to n decimal places) giving the first n digits after the decimal point without further approximation

      π = 3.1415 is in this sense accurate to 4 decimal places

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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • accurately adverb
  • accurateness noun
  • hyperaccurate adjective
  • hyperaccurateness noun
  • superaccurate adjective
  • superaccurateness noun
  • unaccurate adjective
  • unaccurateness noun
  • ˈ²¹³¦³¦³Ü°ł²¹³Ł±š²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
  • ˈ²¹³¦³¦³Ü°ł²¹³Ł±š±ō²ā adverb
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of accurate1

First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin ²¹³¦³¦Å«°łÄå³Ł³Ü²õ ā€œcarefully preparedā€ (past participle of ²¹³¦³¦Å«°łÄå°ł±š ), equivalent to ac- ac- + ³¦Å«°ł(²¹) ā€œcareā€ + -Äå³Ł³Ü²õ -ate 1
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of accurate1

C16: from Latin ²¹³¦³¦Å«°łÄå³Ł³Ü²õ, past participle of ²¹³¦³¦Å«°łÄå°ł±š to perform with care, from ³¦Å«°ł²¹ care
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Det Con Linge previously said Child Q had consented to the search, but admitted under cross-examination by Mr Gold that this was not accurate.

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When I'm competing against the best in the world, you need everything to be giving you those cues, the best feelings, in order to be most accurate.

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This is more accurate than looking for cancer cells on their own.

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They move in search of something better for themselves, or to be more accurate about it, for their children.

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That might seem an obvious statement, but accurate driving and unerring approach play can yield rich rewards.

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