accuracy
noun
ac·cu·ra·cy
ˈa-kyə-rə-sē 
ˈa-k(ə-)rə-
plural accuracies
1
: freedom from mistake or error : correctness
checked the novel for historical accuracy
2
a
: conformity to truth or to a standard or model : exactness
impossible to determine with accuracy the number of casualties
b
: degree of conformity of a measure to a standard or a true value compare precision entry 1 sense 2a
Examples of accuracy in a Sentence
Each experiment is performed twice to ensure accuracy.
The police questioned the accuracy of his statement.
He could not say with any accuracy what he had seen.
Several managers have tried to increase the speed and accuracy of the workers.
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And deep learning, with its advanced neural networks, boosts accuracy and predictive power across financial processes.
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Gananath Misra, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Breast cancer screening tech has come a long way in recent years, with improvements in accuracy and convenience in new methods.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 July 2025
The result is an altering of the model weight by a whopping 216, degrading model accuracy from 80 percent to 0.1 percent, said Gururaj Saileshwar, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto and co-author of an academic paper demonstrating the attack.
—ArsTechnica, 14 July 2025
The intricate pattern of its icy blue dial belies an astounding accuracy of +/- 20 seconds, not per day or week, but per year.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 14 July 2025
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Gananath Misra, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Breast cancer screening tech has come a long way in recent years, with improvements in accuracy and convenience in new methods.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 July 2025
The result is an altering of the model weight by a whopping 216, degrading model accuracy from 80 percent to 0.1 percent, said Gururaj Saileshwar, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto and co-author of an academic paper demonstrating the attack.
—ArsTechnica, 14 July 2025
The intricate pattern of its icy blue dial belies an astounding accuracy of +/- 20 seconds, not per day or week, but per year.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 14 July 2025
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“Accuracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accuracy. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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accuracy
noun
ac·cu·ra·cy
ˈak-yə-rə-sē
plural accuracies
1
: freedom from error : correctness
2
: conformity to a standard : exactness
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