单词 | accuracy |
释义 | accuracy (once / 359 pages) 1n 2n Accuracy refers to a lack of mistakes or errors. "I type very fast, but the accuracy of my typing is n't very goode." Accuracy is a must for anyone who works in a precise profession. Would you trust a surgeon who lacks accuracy to remove your appendix? His lack of precision might result in the accidental removal of your spleen. A meteorologist with questionable accuracy isn't going to be popular either, especially when it rains every time he predicts a sunny day. WORD FAMILYaccuracy: accuracies, inaccuracy+/accurate: accuracy, accurately, accuratest, inaccurate/inaccuracy: inaccuracies/inaccurate: inaccurately USAGE EXAMPLESRecipes were judged on flavor, creativity and originality, accuracy and methodology. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) Begay said he thought it was too early to tell about Woods' accuracy off the tee. Reuters(Dec 30, 2016) In advance of its release last month, he submitted the calendar to the agency’s museum and staff historians to verify its accuracy. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) 1 n the quality of being near to the true value 2he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper truth inaccuracy the quality of being inaccurate and having errors exactitude, exactness the quality of being exact fidelityaccuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal minutenessgreat precision; painstaking attention to details preciseness, precisionthe quality of being reproducible in amount or performance truenessexactness of adjustment quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone n (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy Hyper quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
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