accuracy (noun)

  • 91chronograph — noun an instrument for recording time with great accuracy. Derivatives chronographic adjective …

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  • 92intonation — noun 1》 the rise and fall of the voice in speaking.     ↘the action of intoning. 2》 accuracy of pitch. 3》 the opening phrase of a plainsong melody. Derivatives intonate verb intonational adjective …

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  • 93pinpoint — noun a tiny dot or point. adjective absolutely precise: pinpoint accuracy. verb find or locate exactly …

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  • 94poetic licence — noun departure from convention or factual accuracy in order to create an artistic effect …

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  • 95precision — noun the quality, condition, or fact of being precise. ↘[as modifier] marked by or designed for accuracy and exactness: a precision instrument. ↘refinement in a measurement or specification, especially as represented by the number of digits given …

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  • 96significant figure — noun Mathematics each of the digits of a number that are used to express it to the required degree of accuracy, starting from the first non zero digit …

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  • 97clockwork — noun (U) 1 clockwork toys, trains, soldiers etc have machinery inside them to make them move when you turn a key 2 go like clockwork if something you have arranged goes like clockwork, it happens in exactly the way you planned: The concert went… …

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  • 98authenticity — noun 1) the authenticity of the painting Syn: genuineness, bona fides; legitimacy, legality, validity 2) the authenticity of this account Syn: reliability, dependability, trustworthiness, credibility; accuracy, trut …

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  • 99fidelity — noun 1) fidelity to her husband Syn: faithfulness, loyalty, constancy; trueheartedness, trustworthiness, dependability, reliability; formal troth Ant: infidelity, disloyalty 2) fidelity to your king Syn …

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  • 100nicety — noun 1) legal niceties Syn: subtlety, fine point, nuance, refinement, detail 2) great nicety of control Syn: precision, accuracy, exactness, meticulousness …

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