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   accurate

   /ˈakjʊrət/

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of information, measurements, or predictions) correct in all details; exact: "accurate information about the illness is essential" Similar correctpreciseexactrighterrorlesserror-freewithout errorfaultlessperfectvalidspecificdetailedminuteexplicitclear-cutword for wordunambiguousmeticulousauthoritativereliablecanonicalinformal:spot onbang onon the moneyfactualfact-basedliteralcorrectfaithfulexactclosetruetruthfulveracioustrue to lifetelling it like it isas it really happenedlifelikeauthenticrealisticfairconvincingcarefulword-perfectstrictconscientiouspunctiliouspainstakingthoroughscrupulousrigorousinformal:on the markon the beamon the nailon the buttonspot onbang onrare:verisimilarveristicveridicalOpposite inaccurateinexactinaccurateloose
   • ▪ (of an instrument or method) capable of giving accurate information: "an accurate thermometer"
   • ▪ providing a faithful representation of someone or something: "the portrait is an accurate likeness of Mozart" Similar factualfact-basedliteralcorrectfaithfulexactclosetruetruthfulveracioustrue to lifetelling it like it isas it really happenedlifelikeauthenticrealisticfairconvincingcarefulword-perfectstrictconscientiouspunctiliouspainstakingthoroughscrupulousrigorousinformal:on the markon the beamon the nailon the buttonspot onbang onrare:verisimilarveristicveridicalOpposite inaccurateloose
   • 2. (with reference to a weapon, missile, or shot) capable of or successful in reaching the intended target: "reliable, accurate rifles" Similar well aimedpreciseon targetunerringdeadlylethalsuretrueon the markcarefulmeticulouspainstakingprecisioninch-perfectinformal:spot onbang onOpposite inaccuratewayward

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin accuratus ‘done with care’, past participle of accurare, from ad- ‘towards’ + cura ‘care’.

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   What does accurate mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! ACCURATE definition: 1. correct, exact, and without any mistakes: 2. correct, exact, and without any mistakes: 3…. Learn more.

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   How do you describe a person as accurate?

   • An accurate weapon or throw reaches the exact point or target that it was intended to reach. You can also describe a person as accurate if they fire a weapon or throw something in this way. The rifle was extremely accurate. The pilots, however, were not as accurate as they should be. ...the technology to aim bombs accurately from aircraft.

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   What is the difference between correct and exact?

   • correct, accurate, exact, precise, nice, right mean conforming to fact, standard, or truth. correct usually implies freedom from fault or error. accurate implies fidelity to fact or truth attained by exercise of care. exact stresses a very strict agreement with fact, standard, or truth.

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   Where does the word accurate come from?

   • borrowed from Latin accūrātus "prepared with care, studied, meticulous," from past participle of accūrāre "to give attention to, do carefully," from ad- ad- + cūrāre "to watch over, care for" — more at cure entry 2 circa 1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1 “Accurate.”

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    adjective. free from error or defect; consistent with a standard, rule, or model; precise; exact. Synonyms: unerring, true. careful or meticulous: I need a really accurate proofreader to check this paper before I submit it to the journal. accurate. / ˈækjərɪt /.