accuracy

Words with a similar base: accuracy

'accuracy'

[accuracy.n.01] as in: the quality of being near to the true value

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

'accuracy'

[accuracy.n.02] as in: (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number

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Examples:
the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy