factualness

noun

as in accuracy

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  1. accuracy
  2. truth
  3. correctness
  4. genuineness
  5. factuality
Noun
  • In a war of attrition dominated by unmanned systems, greater autonomy will enable drones to strike deeper behind enemy lines with greater accuracy, expanding the no man's land between opposing forces.
    — David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Though the Rays acquired Liam Hicks on Monday, the accuracy of their ABS challenges at the catcher position is unlikely to change.
    — Abby DiSalvo, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of accuracy
Noun
  • This is not only for the purposes of truth, accountability, justice, and reconciliation.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Johnson is a truth teller and has been a Hall of Fame-caliber player in other schemes.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of truth
Noun
  • Despite glowing reviews and fans begging for its release, a film industry dominated by political correctness refused to touch it.
    — William Earl, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • After finding the attack, Mythos implemented an end-to-end verification pipeline to convince itself—and the human operator—of the attack’s correctness.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
Definition of correctness
Noun
  • His obituary remembered his infectious laughter and gentle spirit, noting his kindness, genuineness, and reliability.
    — Matthew Davisson, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • The genuineness of your laugh or smile.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of genuineness
Noun
  • Your mileage may vary with senseless AI text as a source of amusement, but there’s something to be said about foregrounding AI’s often absurd flaws and its potential for misuse, rather than dressing it up as some impartial arbiter of factuality.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 13 May 2026
  • In the realm of AI factuality, 9 out of 10 isn’t even that bad.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of factuality
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“Factualness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factualness. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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