单词 | accurateness |
释义 | accuratenessn. The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy; †carefulness (obsolete). N.E.D. (1884) remarks: ‘More properly a quality of a person, while accuracy n. is a state of a thing.’ ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [noun] > careful exactness nicetya1393 featness1577 accurateness1611 accuracy1644 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > [noun] rightness?a1425 sureness1589 accurateness1611 right1633 rectitude1656 unerringnessa1674 justness1832 errorlessness1875 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > [noun] nicetya1393 curiosityc1400 suretya1500 justness1533 preciseness1569 accurateness1611 punctuality1620 punctualness1620 mathematicality1641 accuracy1644 expressness1645 exactness1646 veracity1666 niceness1678 correctness1684 criticalness1693 precision1698 punctuosity1733 definitude1836 minutia1849 definition1866 1611 T. Tuke tr. St. Vincent of Lérins Disc. conc. True, Anc. & Catholicke Faith Pref. f. 3 Let them write delicately and with accuratenesse, that are led thereunto through confidence of their wit. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Lincs. 166 Such his acurateness, as not only to tell the Initiall words in Every of their Books, but also to point at the place in each Library, where they are to be had. 1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 7 As to the Certainty and Accurateness of my Observations, thus much may..be said. a1706 J. Evelyn Sculptura (1755) Pref. p. xxxv This art..is arrived to the utmost curiosity and accurateness. 1763 Public Advertiser 7 June Could I always be assured of hearing it read with that Accurateness and Judgment,..which so divine a Service requires. 1836 Mechanic's Mag. June 368/2 The accurateness of the instrument may easily be verified once for all..by measuring the valve when separated from the engine. 1871 Standard 1 Feb. Their shells were not fired with that accurateness upon which they so much pride themselves. 1911 Times 13 May 16/1 His approaching and putting were almost mechanical in their accurateness. 1977 S. M. Eames Pragmatic Naturalism ix. 80 To eliminate ambiguity and vagueness and to foster accurateness and precision. 2002 Jrnl. Educ. Res. 95 344/1 We found much-needed windows into the accurateness of their conceptual knowledge by considering answers in light of the contexts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1611 |
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