as in precision
the quality or state of being very accurate
obviously, with brain surgery the accuracy of the incision is incredibly important
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Recent Examples of accuracy
Despite these goals, some federal employees expressed concern about accuracy.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
When asked about the efforts for scientific accuracy in the film Lord and Miller described exact velocity to set-building.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 July 2025
When the length of the gap is unknown, that accuracy falls to 58 percent.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2025
In other instances, AI has struggled with accuracy.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
When asked about the efforts for scientific accuracy in the film Lord and Miller described exact velocity to set-building.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 July 2025
When the length of the gap is unknown, that accuracy falls to 58 percent.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2025
In other instances, AI has struggled with accuracy.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for accuracy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accuracy
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The wine cellar is stacked like an old-money Bond villain’s dream: over 1,000 bottles, big on rare Burgundies and Old World precision.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Visitors will learn how that experience influenced his lifelong interest in capturing the clothing, gestures, and style of his subjects with precision.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
1 Aug. 2025
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And, sometimes, perfection comes with a surgeon’s touch.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Embracing private relationships, then, is partly Gen Z’s way of rejecting the suffocating pressures of perfection and returning to the value of real-life displays of affection.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
22 July 2025
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“Accuracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accuracy. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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