Accurate meaning
Capable of providing a correct reading or measurement.
An accurate scale.
adjective
Acting or performing with care and precision; meticulous.
An accurate proofreader.
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Free from mistakes or errors; precise.
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Conforming exactly to fact; errorless.
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Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits from a standard.
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The definition of accurate is free from any errors.
A history book full of up to date and true facts is an example of accurate reading material.
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Careful and exact.
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Adhering closely to a standard.
An accurate thermometer.
adjective
In exact or careful conformity to truth; the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact; as, an accurate calculator; an accurate measure; accurate expression, knowledge, etc.
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Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits.
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Origin of accurate
- Latin accūrātus done with care past participle of accūrāre to do with care ad- ad- cūrāre to care for (from cūra care cure)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Latin accūrātus (“done with care”), perfect past participle of accūrō (“take care of”); from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + cūrō (“take care”), from cūra (“care”).
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- (exactness): First attested in the 1650's.
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- First attested in the 1610's.
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- See cure.
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