accuracy

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the quality of being near to the true value
  2. noun (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number

Etymology

* First attested in the 1660s. * accurate + -cy

In classic literature

Synonyms

truth

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