accuracy

Plural: accuracies

Noun

• The quality of being correct, precise, and free from error.
• the quality of being near to the true value
  • "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"
• (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number
  • "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy"
• The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness
• Exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; degree of conformity of a measure to a true or standard value.

Examples

• His accuracy in spotting obscure words was legendary in our Scrabble circle.
• The jury doubted the accuracy of the witness' comments.

Synonyms

truth, correctness, truthfulness

Antonyms

inaccuracy

Related Words

exactness, fidelity, integrity, precision