Accuracy
noun
The quality of being correct or precise.
The accuracy of his calculation was commendable
Often appears as...
- accuracy of data
- accuracy test
noun
The ability to perform a task with reliable results.
His accuracy in throwing is remarkable
Often appears as...
- accuracy in shooting
- accuracy in passing
noun
The quality of being true or without error.
The instrument is calibrated for maximum accuracy
Often appears as...
- accuracy in measurement
- accuracy of instrument
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Academic
noun
The level of correctness in a translation.
The accuracy of this translation is questionable
Often appears as...
- accuracy in translation
- accuracy principle
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The quality of being correct or precise.
The accuracy of his calculation was commendable
Often appears as...
- accuracy of data
- accuracy test
noun
The ability to perform a task with reliable results.
His accuracy in throwing is remarkable
Often appears as...
- accuracy in shooting
- accuracy in passing
noun
The quality of being true or without error.
The instrument is calibrated for maximum accuracy
Often appears as...
- accuracy in measurement
- accuracy of instrument
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The level of correctness in a translation.
The accuracy of this translation is questionable
Often appears as...
- accuracy in translation
- accuracy principle
Usage tips
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/2Context Matters
Different fields demand various degrees of accuracy. For instance, math requires high precision.
Ensure the accuracy of mathematical equations to avoid errors.
Pro Tip 2/2Figurative Use
Accuracy isn't always about numbers; it can refer to the truthfulness of a statement or representation.
The movie's accuracy in depicting history was praised.
Pro Tip 1/2Context Matters
Different fields demand various degrees of accuracy. For instance, math requires high precision.
Ensure the accuracy of mathematical equations to avoid errors.
Pro Tip 2/2Figurative Use
Accuracy isn't always about numbers; it can refer to the truthfulness of a statement or representation.
The movie's accuracy in depicting history was praised.
Pro Tip 1/2Context Matters
Different fields demand various degrees of accuracy. For instance, math requires high precision.
Ensure the accuracy of mathematical equations to avoid errors.
Pro Tip 2/2Figurative Use
Accuracy isn't always about numbers; it can refer to the truthfulness of a statement or representation.
The movie's accuracy in depicting history was praised.
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How language shapes the...
You have not been a lot of help. So let's just say the accuracy in this room was not very high. This is a big difference in cognitive ability across languages, right? Where one group -- very distinguished group like you guys -- doesn't know which way is which, but in another group, I could ask a five-year-old and they would know.
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What does this symbol...
are designed with that entire group in mind. So it's easy to see why in recent years people have begun to raise questions about whether the symbol is really appropriate for what it's meant to do. And it's not just about accuracy. It's common for people to become indignant, sometimes abusive,
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Todd Humphreys: How to...
with geolocation so accurate that you could pinpoint the wrinkles in the palm of your hand. But you and I and other innovators, we can see the potential in this next leap in accuracy. Imagine, for example, an augmented reality app that overlays a virtual world to millimeter-level precision
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How do pregnancy tests...
and found that it predicted pregnancy with a respectable 70% accuracy, though it couldn't reliably tell the sex of the baby. Scientists hypothesized that the test worked because pregnant women's urine contains more estrogen, which can promote seed growth.
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How science fiction can...
We may think our modern technology and advanced data analysis techniques might allow us to predict the future with much more accuracy than our 19th century counterpart, and rightly so. However, it's also true that our technological progress
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The Future of Weather...
When a tornado is forming or a hurricane is brewing, the accuracy of his models can be a matter of life and death. But because there are so many variables in the atmosphere, no model spits out the right prediction every time.
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Malcolm Gladwell: The...
but our problems are much more complex than that. The issue isn't the accuracy of the bombs you have, it's how you use the bombs you have, and more importantly, whether you ought to use bombs at all. There's a postscript
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Lack of data is an issue...
why data is so important and worth the effort and then by building the organization's the institution's the communities that can build trust that can ensure accuracy and that can hold the data
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How we must respond to...
showing that just an individual, by themselves, swabbing up to the tip of their nose, the accuracy of that test is essentially the same as having a health care worker do it. That helps a lot.
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Incredible Orangutan...
that he works with now aids astonishing accuracy demonstrates not just a strong grasp of syntax and vocabulary but a razor-sharp long-term memory
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How language shapes the...
You have not been a lot of help. So let's just say the accuracy in this room was not very high. This is a big difference in cognitive ability across languages, right? Where one group -- very distinguished group like you guys -- doesn't know which way is which, but in another group, I could ask a five-year-old and they would know.
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What does this symbol...
are designed with that entire group in mind. So it's easy to see why in recent years people have begun to raise questions about whether the symbol is really appropriate for what it's meant to do. And it's not just about accuracy. It's common for people to become indignant, sometimes abusive,
Video examples
Todd Humphreys: How to...
with geolocation so accurate that you could pinpoint the wrinkles in the palm of your hand. But you and I and other innovators, we can see the potential in this next leap in accuracy. Imagine, for example, an augmented reality app that overlays a virtual world to millimeter-level precision
Video examples
How do pregnancy tests...
and found that it predicted pregnancy with a respectable 70% accuracy, though it couldn't reliably tell the sex of the baby. Scientists hypothesized that the test worked because pregnant women's urine contains more estrogen, which can promote seed growth.
Video examples
How science fiction can...
We may think our modern technology and advanced data analysis techniques might allow us to predict the future with much more accuracy than our 19th century counterpart, and rightly so. However, it's also true that our technological progress
Video examples
The Future of Weather...
When a tornado is forming or a hurricane is brewing, the accuracy of his models can be a matter of life and death. But because there are so many variables in the atmosphere, no model spits out the right prediction every time.
Video examples
Malcolm Gladwell: The...
but our problems are much more complex than that. The issue isn't the accuracy of the bombs you have, it's how you use the bombs you have, and more importantly, whether you ought to use bombs at all. There's a postscript
Video examples
Lack of data is an issue...
why data is so important and worth the effort and then by building the organization's the institution's the communities that can build trust that can ensure accuracy and that can hold the data
Video examples
How we must respond to...
showing that just an individual, by themselves, swabbing up to the tip of their nose, the accuracy of that test is essentially the same as having a health care worker do it. That helps a lot.
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Incredible Orangutan...
that he works with now aids astonishing accuracy demonstrates not just a strong grasp of syntax and vocabulary but a razor-sharp long-term memory
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Hannah Waddingham
English Actress
Sondheim informs us, more than any other composer, about the joys, passion and pain of being a woman living in various social conditions through the ages with frightening accuracy. Playing a variety of his characters has always made me feel like I'm having a free therapy session through his words and music!
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John Berger
English Artist
A line, an area of tone, is not really important because it records what you have seen, but because of what it will lead you on to see. Following up its logic in order to check its accuracy, you find confirmation or denial in the object itself or in your memory of it.
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Yngwie Malmsteen
Swedish Musician
What I've done from the very beginning is play everything with extreme accuracy. I never said to myself, 'Okay, if I put my fingers this way, it's gonna result in this.' I've never taken a lesson. My way of playing the guitar was a fresh approach to the instrument.
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Jef I. Richards
American Educator
There is a huge difference between journalism and advertising. Journalism aspires to truth. Advertising is regulated for truth. I'll put the accuracy of the average ad in this country up against the average news story any time.
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Sidney Sheldon
American Novelist
I think that's because believable action is based on authenticity, and accuracy is very important to me. I always spend time researching my novels, exploring the customs and attitudes of the county I'm using for their setting.
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J. M. G. Le Clezio
French Writer
If I examine the circumstances which inspired me to write - and this is not mere self-indulgence, but a desire for accuracy - I see clearly that the starting point of it all for me was war.
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Hannah Fry
English Mathematician
I'm a mathematician. I can trade in facts about false positives and absolute truths about accuracy and statistics with complete confidence.
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Radamel Falcao
Colombian Athlete
Everyone is free to express their opinions, but I think that journalists should do it with more responsibility. They lack accuracy.
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Ryan Holiday
American Author
The news as entertainment is the real danger, because the truth or accuracy of what it is reporting becomes irrelevant.
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Ari Melber
American Journalist
House of Cards' is aiming for truth, not accuracy.
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Hannah Waddingham
English Actress
Sondheim informs us, more than any other composer, about the joys, passion and pain of being a woman living in various social conditions through the ages with frightening accuracy. Playing a variety of his characters has always made me feel like I'm having a free therapy session through his words and music!
Quote examples
John Berger
English Artist
A line, an area of tone, is not really important because it records what you have seen, but because of what it will lead you on to see. Following up its logic in order to check its accuracy, you find confirmation or denial in the object itself or in your memory of it.
Quote examples
Yngwie Malmsteen
Swedish Musician
What I've done from the very beginning is play everything with extreme accuracy. I never said to myself, 'Okay, if I put my fingers this way, it's gonna result in this.' I've never taken a lesson. My way of playing the guitar was a fresh approach to the instrument.
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Jef I. Richards
American Educator
There is a huge difference between journalism and advertising. Journalism aspires to truth. Advertising is regulated for truth. I'll put the accuracy of the average ad in this country up against the average news story any time.
Quote examples
Sidney Sheldon
American Novelist
I think that's because believable action is based on authenticity, and accuracy is very important to me. I always spend time researching my novels, exploring the customs and attitudes of the county I'm using for their setting.
Quote examples
J. M. G. Le Clezio
French Writer
If I examine the circumstances which inspired me to write - and this is not mere self-indulgence, but a desire for accuracy - I see clearly that the starting point of it all for me was war.
Quote examples
Hannah Fry
English Mathematician
I'm a mathematician. I can trade in facts about false positives and absolute truths about accuracy and statistics with complete confidence.
Quote examples
Radamel Falcao
Colombian Athlete
Everyone is free to express their opinions, but I think that journalists should do it with more responsibility. They lack accuracy.
Quote examples
Ryan Holiday
American Author
The news as entertainment is the real danger, because the truth or accuracy of what it is reporting becomes irrelevant.
Quote examples
Ari Melber
American Journalist
House of Cards' is aiming for truth, not accuracy.
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