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ACCURACY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being near to the true value
Example:
the lawyer questioned the truth of my account
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("accuracy" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Attribute:
accurate (conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy)
inaccurate (not accurate)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "accuracy"):
exactitude; exactness (the quality of being exact)
fidelity (accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal)
Antonym:
inaccuracy (the quality of being inaccurate and having errors)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number
Example:
the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("accuracy" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Context examples:
The combination of their pulsation periods and known luminosity allowed the scientists to determine their location with the high accuracy of between 3 to 5 percent.
(Scientists Say Milky Way Is Warped & Twisted Not Flat, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The process by which specimens are sent to a central lab for confirmatory analysis using standardized methods and result criteria in order to minimize inter-reviewer differences thereby improving the accuracy of pathology data.
(Central Pathology Review, NCI Thesaurus)
A system that improves the accuracy of radiation treatment by precisely identifying the location of the tumor.
(CT on Rails, NCI Thesaurus)
This measure of accuracy should only be used if the data on the prevalence of condition of interest in given population is available.
(Negative Predictive Value of Diagnostic Test, NCI Thesaurus)
For associations, the qualifier provides additional detail regarding the nature of the concept association (for example, the degree of accuracy of the relationship, such as Usually).
(NCI Thesaurus Qualifier, NCI Thesaurus)
I began also to observe, with greater accuracy, the forms that surrounded me and to perceive the boundaries of the radiant roof of light which canopied me.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
Yet his science had, through long practice, become an automatic thing with him, so that he stopped and hit with less power, but with as great accuracy as ever.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The qualifier provides additional detail regarding the nature of the concept association (for example, the degree of accuracy of the relationship, such as Usually).
(NCI Thesaurus Association Qualifier, NCI Thesaurus)
Compared to the tablet formulation, the liquid is easier to swallow and offers more flexibility and accuracy in dosing, which is beneficial for use in pediatric patients.
(Mercaptopurine Oral Suspension, NCI Thesaurus)
A mass spectrometry technique used to increase the precision and accuracy of chemical analysis.
(Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry, NCI Thesaurus)
