Definitions for accurate
ˈæk yər ɪtac·cu·rate

Princeton's WordNet(3.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. accurateadjective

   conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy

   "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale"

2. accurate, exact, preciseadjective

   (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct

   "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"

Wiktionary(2.25 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. accurateadjective

   In exact or careful conformity to truth; the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact; as, an accurate calculator; an accurate measure; accurate expression, knowledge, etc.

2. accurateadjective

   Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits.

3. accurateadjective

   Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful.

4. Etymology: * First attested in the 1610's.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ACCURATEadjective

   Etymology: accuratus, Lat.

   1. Exact, as opposed to negligence or ignorance, applied to persons.2. Exact, without defect or failure, applied to things.

   No man living has made more accurate trials than Reaumure, that brightest ornament of France. John Colson, Elements of Nat. Phil.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Accurateadjective

   in exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact; as, an accurate calculator; an accurate measure; accurate expression, knowledge, etc

2. Accurateadjective

   precisely fixed; executed with care; careful

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ACCURATE

   ACCURATE was established in 2005 by a group of computer scientists, psychologists and policy experts to address problems with electronic voting. The NSF-funded organization seeks to provide fundamental research and reference materials about electronic voting for use by policy makers, vendors, the elections community and the general public.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Accurate

   ak′kūr-āt, adj. done with care: exact.—n. Ac′curacy, correctness: exactness.—adv. Ac′curately.—n. Ac′curateness. [L. accuratus, performed with care (of things)—ad, to, cura, care.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. accurate

   Exact and perfect.

   It is important that press information is accurate.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 1, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'accurate' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3399

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'accurate' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3425

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'accurate' in Adjectives Frequency: #455

Anagrams for accurate »

1. carucate

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of accurate in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of accurate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of accurate in a Sentence

1. Elkin Abramowitz:

   The whole brouhaha here is overblown to the point where there are cynical suggestions offered for the plain and simple truth that the chamber wanted only to release accurate information that they believed was totally unassailable, the chamber was never satisfied that the numbers that they were getting from D.O.H. were accurate. The chamber responded to the D.O.J. request with what they deemed to be totally accurate numbers. They didn’t want to have a public debate about other numbers at the same time.

2. Carol Ross:

   Basically, all we’re doing is extending an olive branch, saying we want to make contact with this person. Of course, there’s no way of knowing whether the letter’s truthful or the information is accurate, but we are asking for whoever wrote the letter to please contact us. we’ve had several calls.

3. Thomas Rid:

   Whether this lesson is accurate is another question.

4. Louise Dudley:

   In terms of physical risk up, until now we've looked at the type of companies that are the most exposed. But now with more data we're able to get more specific, more accurate insights and therefore more useful outputs.

5. Ronan Farrow:

   I walked into the door at the New Yorker with an explosive reportable piece that should have been public earlier, and immediately the New Yorker recognized that, and it is not accurate to say that it was not reportable. In fact, there were multiple determinations that it was reportable at NBC.

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