accuracy

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Pronunciation

/ˈækjərəsi/(AK-yuh-ruh-see)

Part of speech

nounneutral

Chinese

准确性；精确度（信息或测量结果与实际情况相符的程度）

Definition

The quality of being correct or precise; the degree to which something is free from error.

Word family

  • accurate/ˈækjərɪt/(adj)准确的
  • accurately/ˈækjərɪtli/(adv)准确地
  • inaccuracy/ɪnˈækjərəsi/(n)不准确

Collocations

  • improve accuracy
  • level of accuracy
  • factual accuracy
  • ensure accuracy
  • statistical accuracy
  • with a high degree of accuracy

Examples

  1. 1.The accuracy of the model depends critically on the quality of the data used to train it.
  2. 2.Ensuring factual accuracy before publication is a basic responsibility of any journalist or researcher.

Synonyms

  • precision/prɪˈsɪʒən/— exactness in detail
  • correctness/kəˈrektnəs/— freedom from error
  • fidelity/fɪˈdelɪti/— faithfulness to an original

Etymology

from Latin "accuratus" (done with care), from "ad-" (to) + "cura" (care)