English Dictionary
Definition of “accurate”
accurate (ˈækjərɪt
)
Definitions
adjective
- faithfully representing or describing the truth
- showing a negligible or permissible deviation from a standard ⇒
an accurate ruler
- without error; precise; meticulous
- mathematics
- (to (to n significant digits) representing the first (to 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 ⇒
since π = 3.14159…, the approximation 3.1416 is accurate to 5 significant digits.
- (to (to n decimal places) giving the first (to decimal places) giving the first n digits after the decimal point without further approximation ⇒
π = 3.1415 is in this sense accurate to 4 decimal places
Alternative Forms
ˈaccurately adverb ˈaccurateness noun Word Origin
C16: from Latin accūrātus, past participle of accūrāre to perform with care, from cūra care
Synonyms
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precise,
right,
close,
nice,
regular,
correct,
careful,
strict,
proper,
exact,
faithful,
explicit,
authentic,
spot-on,
just,
clear-cut,
meticulous,
truthful,
faultless,
scrupulous,
unerring,
veracious,
Translations
- British English:
accurate
Something that is accurate is correct to a detailed level.That's a fairly accurate description of the man.ˈækjərɪt ADJECTIVE That's a fairly accurate description of the man.
- Spanish:
exacto
adj exacta
- French:
exact
adj
- German:
genau
adj
- Chinese: 准确的 adj
- Arabic: دَقِيق adj
- Portuguese: exacto adj exacta
- Russian: точный adj точная
- Croatian: točan adj točna
- Czech: přesný adj
- Danish: præcis adj
- Dutch: nauwkeurig adj
- Finnish: totuudenmukainen adj
- Greek: ακριβής adj
- Italian: preciso adj precisa
- Japanese: 正確な no_posp
- Korean: 정확한 adj
- Norwegian: nøyaktig adj
- Polish: dokładny adj dokładna
- Brazilian Portuguese: exato adj exata
- European Spanish:
exacto
adj exacta
- Swedish: precis adj precist
- Thai: แม่นยำ adj
- Turkish: doğru adj
- Vietnamese: chính xác adj
Usage examples
The last piece of information Short had given him had proved accurate all right.
Telushkin, Josef, The Unorthodox Murder of Rabbi Moss (1986)Prince Charles, his patron, describes Mr Grylls as a'great British eccentric adventurer ', which is accurate.
Country Life (2004)We'll need to keep these groups in the loop with accurate intelligence information about possible terrorist activity.
Globe and Mail (2003)According to Eric Musgrave, the analysis that supermarkets want a leading brand name rather than a loss leader is accurate.
Glasgow Herald (2001)He was more accurate in his reading of the Alps than was Lyell.
Richard Fortey, THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)
