accuracy (noun)
61dive bomber — noun A bomber aircraft that dives directly at its target in order to provide greater accuracy for the bomb it drops …
62minute of angle — noun An angle, one sixtieth (1/60) of a degree, used by shooters as a measurement of accuracy. One minute of angle is roughly equal to 1 inch at 100 yards distance. Syn: arcminute, minute of arc …
63targeteer — noun someone who tests the accuracy of weapons, especially by firing them at calibrated targets …
64poetic licence — noun Any departure from convention or from factual accuracy taken by a writer to achieve a desired effect See Also: artistic licence …
65yellow journalism — noun Journalism which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste. It is the sort of paper which the father of the family is expected to take home with him from his office and read aloud to the chicks before bed time. It was… …
66photographic memory — noun An eidetic memory; the ability to recall images, sounds, or objects in memory with great accuracy and in seemingly unlimited volume …
67kernel of truth — noun A core accuracy at the heart of a claim or narrative which also contains dubious or fictitious elements. There may be a kernel of truth in the story of how George Washington confessed to his father that he chopped down the cherry tree …
68Universal Time — noun A measure of time that conforms, within a close approximation, to the mean diurnal rotation of the Earth and serves as the basis of civil timekeeping. Universal Time (UT1) is determined from observations of the stars, radio sources, and also …
69exactitude — noun Exactness, accuracy; attention to small details. Syn: exactness Ant: inexactitude See Also: exact …
70imprecision — noun Lack of precision or exactness; defect of accuracy …
