as in precision
the quality or state of being very accurate
obviously, with brain surgery the accuracy of the incision is incredibly important
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Recent Examples of accuracy
Sanders is a good player, possessing smarts, toughness, and accuracy.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
That accuracy and timing is not new for Navarro, but the Dallas match showed that others around him — Larraz and Mihailovic out wide — are figuring out how to get him the ball.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2025
Hoover and her team shared the original architectural drawings of the slide and even reviewed a script before the episode was filmed to ensure accuracy.
—Erica Marrison, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Poor data quality—characterized by unstructured formats, low accuracy and insufficient meta-tagging—remains a widespread issue.
—Aj Bubb, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
That accuracy and timing is not new for Navarro, but the Dallas match showed that others around him — Larraz and Mihailovic out wide — are figuring out how to get him the ball.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2025
Hoover and her team shared the original architectural drawings of the slide and even reviewed a script before the episode was filmed to ensure accuracy.
—Erica Marrison, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Poor data quality—characterized by unstructured formats, low accuracy and insufficient meta-tagging—remains a widespread issue.
—Aj Bubb, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for accuracy
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“Accuracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accuracy. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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