Accuracy

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1. Noun

The state of being accurate; freedom from mistakes, this exemption arising from carefulness; exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; precision; exactness; nicety; correctness; as, the value of testimony depends on its accuracy.

2. Noun

the quality of being near to the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account"
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3. Noun

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy"
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