ACCURACY as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the quality of nearness to the truth or the true value

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    • he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass
    • the lawyer questioned the truth of my account

    Hypernyms(s) accuracy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  2. Meaning
    • (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number

    Usage Example(s)
    • the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy

    Hypernyms(s) accuracy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower