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   accurate

   /ˈakjʊrət/

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of information, measurements, or predictions) correct in all details; exact: "accurate information about the illness is essential" Similar correctpreciseexactrighterrorlesserror-freewithout errorfaultlessperfectvalidspecificdetailedminuteexplicitclear-cutword for wordunambiguousmeticulousauthoritativereliablecanonicalinformal:spot onbang onon the moneyfactualfact-basedliteralcorrectfaithfulexactclosetruetruthfulveracioustrue to lifetelling it like it isas it really happenedlifelikeauthenticrealisticfairconvincingcarefulword-perfectstrictconscientiouspunctiliouspainstakingthoroughscrupulousrigorousinformal:on the markon the beamon the nailon the buttonspot onbang onrare:verisimilarveristicveridicalOpposite inaccurateinexactinaccurateloose
   • ▪ (of an instrument or method) capable of giving accurate information: "an accurate thermometer"
   • ▪ providing a faithful representation of someone or something: "the portrait is an accurate likeness of Mozart" Similar factualfact-basedliteralcorrectfaithfulexactclosetruetruthfulveracioustrue to lifetelling it like it isas it really happenedlifelikeauthenticrealisticfairconvincingcarefulword-perfectstrictconscientiouspunctiliouspainstakingthoroughscrupulousrigorousinformal:on the markon the beamon the nailon the buttonspot onbang onrare:verisimilarveristicveridicalOpposite inaccurateloose
   • 2. (with reference to a weapon, missile, or shot) capable of or successful in reaching the intended target: "reliable, accurate rifles" Similar well aimedpreciseon targetunerringdeadlylethalsuretrueon the markcarefulmeticulouspainstakingprecisioninch-perfectinformal:spot onbang onOpposite inaccuratewayward

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin accuratus ‘done with care’, past participle of accurare, from ad- ‘towards’ + cura ‘care’.

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   Something that is accurate is exact and true. It's important to be accurate in the kitchen with your measurements and in the courtroom with your testimony. The adjective accurate comes from the Latin roots ad curare, meaning "to take care," and that is precisely what you do when you make sure something is accurate.

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   Accurate definition: free from error or defect; consistent with a standard, rule, or model; precise; exact. . See examples of ACCURATE used in a sentence.

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