accurateness

noun

Definition of accuratenessnext
as in accuracy
the quality or state of being very accurate a local weatherman whose popularity seems to rest more on the attractiveness of his personality than on the accurateness of his predictions

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  1. accuracy
  2. precision
Noun
  • But figuring out how to implement generative AI is a trickier task for the Times in particular, a news institution that is obsessed with accuracy and attention to detail.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The Smith experience is always going to be a roller coaster, impressive feats of accuracy and arm talent mixed with desperation heaves and maddening turnovers.
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of accuracy
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  • Researchers combined computational modeling with precision synthetic chemistry to estimate how a molecule would behave before producing it.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Then that incredible precision vanished for an inning — and just an inning.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of precision
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“Accurateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accurateness. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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