1. The quality of being near to the true value
   "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"
   - truth 
2. (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number
   "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy"

Derived forms: accuracies

See also: accurate, inaccurate

Type of: quality

Antonym: inaccuracy

Encyclopedia: Accuracy

• cloche
• clock
• clock dial
• clock face
• clock golf
• clock in
• clock off
• clock on
• clock out
• clock pendulum
• clock radio
• clock speed
• clock time
• clock tower
• clock up
• clock watcher
• clock-watching
• clocking
• clockmaker
• clocks
• clocksmith
• clockwise
• clockwise rotation
• clockwork
• clockwork universe