accuracy (noun)
31scribing block — noun gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand; used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces • Syn: ↑surface gauge, ↑surface gage • Hypernyms: ↑gauge, ↑gage * * * noun : surface gauge 1 …
32standardisation — noun 1. the condition in which a standard has been successfully established standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars • Syn: ↑standardization • Hypernyms: ↑condition, ↑status 2. the imposition of standards or… …
33hindcast — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a statistical calculation determining probable past conditions (as of marine wave characteristics at a given place and time) * * * hindˈcast noun A test of the accuracy of a predictive model by checking whether it can predict a… …
34surface plate — noun : a steel instrument of precision having a dressed flat surface or sometimes two surfaces at right angles and used as a standard of flatness * * * Mach. a flat plate used by machinists for testing surfaces that are to be made perfectly flat …
35Bible Belt — noun Date: 1925 an area chiefly in the southern United States whose inhabitants are believed to hold uncritical allegiance to the literal accuracy of the Bible; broadly an area characterized by ardent religious fundamentalism …
36chronometer — noun Date: circa 1735 timepiece; especially one designed to keep time with great accuracy …
37-cy — noun suffix Etymology: Middle English cie, from Anglo French, from Latin tia, partly from t (final stem consonant) + ia y, partly from Greek tia, teia, from t (final stem consonant) + ia, eia y 1. action ; practice < mendicancy > …
38discernment — noun Date: 1586 1. the quality of being able to grasp and comprehend what is obscure ; skill in discerning 2. an act of discerning Synonyms: discernment, discrimination, perception, penetration, insight, acumen mean a power to see what is not …
39double check — noun Date: 1953 a careful checking to determine accuracy, condition, or progress especially of something already checked …
40error — noun Etymology: Middle English errour, from Anglo French, from Latin error, from errare Date: 13th century 1. a. an act or condition of ignorant or imprudent deviation from a code of behavior b. an act involving an unintentional deviation from… …
