ac·cu·ra·cy /ˈækjərəsi, ˈæk(ə)rə-/
 準確,精確度


 accuracy
 準確度; 精確度


 accuracy
 準確度 精確度


 Ac·cu·ra·cy n.  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.
    The professed end [of logic] is to teach men to think, to judge, and to reason, with precision and accuracy.   --Reid.
    The accuracy with which the piston fits the sides.   --Lardner.

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 accuracy
      n 1: the quality of nearness to the truth or the true value; "he
           was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass";
           "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account" [syn: truth]
           [ant: inaccuracy]
      2: (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a
         number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure
         time with much greater accuracy"