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Definition of Accurate

Accurate
Accurate Ac"cu*rate, a. [L. accuratus, p. p. and a., fr. accurare to take care of; ad + curare to take care, cura care. See Cure.] 1. In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact; as, an accurate calculator; an accurate measure; accurate expression, knowledge, etc. 2. Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful. [Obs.] Those conceive the celestial bodies have more accurate influences upon these things below. --Bacon. Syn: Correct; exact; just; nice; particular. Usage: Accurate, Correct, Exact, Precise. We speak of a thing as correct with reference to some rule or standard of comparison; as, a correct account, a correct likeness, a man of correct deportment. We speak of a thing as accurate with reference to the care bestowed upon its execution, and the increased correctness to be expected therefrom; as, an accurate statement, an accurate detail of particulars. We speak of a thing as exact with reference to that perfected state of a thing in which there is no defect and no redundance; as, an exact coincidence, the exact truth, an exact likeness. We speak of a thing as precise when we think of it as strictly conformed to some rule or model, as if cut down thereto; as a precise conformity instructions; precisely right; he was very precise in giving his directions.

Meaning of Accurate from wikipedia

- if the values are close to each other, while the set can be said to be accurate if their average is close to the true value of the quantity being measured...
- ACCURATE (A Center for Correct, Usable, Reliable, Auditable, and Transparent Elections) was established in 2005 by a group of computer scientists, psychologists...
- Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (TABS) is a ragdoll physics battle simulation video game currently in development by Landfall Games. A spinoff, titled...
- Totally Accurate Battlegrounds (TABG) is a multiplayer battle royale video game developed by Landfall. Released on June 5, 2018, as a spin-off of its predecessor...
- Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (1990) is a World Fantasy Award-nominated novel, written as a collaboration between...
- Accurate Miniatures is an American manufacturer of scale plastic model kits. It is owned by Collins-Habovick, LLC and is located in Concord, North Carolina...
- The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (abbreviated FACT Act or FACTA, Pub.L. 108–159) is a United States federal law, p****ed by the United...
- match totals may be higher. Players in bold are currently active; data is accurate as of the 19 September 2018. Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation...
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- later claimed he had been told to ****ume the content of the do****ents was accurate.On September 6, CBS interviewed General Robert "Bobby" Hodges, a former...
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