noun, plural ac·cu·ra·cies. the condition or quality of being true, correct, or exact; freedom from error or defect; precision or exactness; correctness.

Is accuracy the exactness of a measurement?

Accuracy and precision are used in context of measurement. Accuracy refers to the degree of conformity and correctness of something when compared to a true or absolute value, while precision refers to a state of strict exactness — how consistently something is strictly exact.

Whats Does accuracy mean?

1 : freedom from mistake or error : correctness checked the novel for historical accuracy. 2a : conformity to truth or to a standard or model : exactness impossible to determine with accuracy the number of casualties.