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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ac•cu•rate /ˈækyərɪt/USA pronunciation adj. - free from error;
carefully precise:accurate calculations. ac•cu•rate•ly, adv. ac•cu•rate•ness, n. [uncountable]See -cura-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ac•cu•rate (ak′yər it),USA pronunciation adj. - free from error or defect;
consistent with a standard, rule, or model; precise; exact. - careful or meticulous:an accurate typist.
- Latin accūrātus carefully prepared (past participle of accūrāre), equivalent. to ac- ac- + cūr(a) care + -ātus -ate1
- 1605–15
ac′cu•rate•ly, adv. ac′cu•rate•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged true, unerring. See correct.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: accurate /ˈækjərɪt/ adj - faithfully representing or describing the truth
- showing a negligible or permissible deviation from a standard: an accurate ruler
- without error; precise; meticulous
- (to n significant digits) representing the first n digits of the given number starting with the first nonzero digit, but approximating to the nearest digit in the final position
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin accūrātus, past participle of accūrāre to perform with care, from cūra careˈaccurately adv |