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accuracy

noun/ˈækjərəsi/ (AK-yuh-ruh-see)Level B2
accuracy meaning picture: An archer's arrow landing in the exact centre of a target at an outdoor range
Picture meaning of “accuracy” — The quality of being correct and exact, without mistakes.

The quality of being correct and exact, without mistakes.

Accuracy means getting something exactly right, like a correct answer, a true report or a perfectly aimed shot.

accuracy meaning in Hindi

सही और सटीक होने का गुण, बिना किसी गलती के; सटीकता।

Accuracy का अर्थ है किसी चीज़ को बिल्कुल सही करना, जैसे सही उत्तर, सच्ची रिपोर्ट या ठीक निशाने पर लगा तीर।

Examples

  1. Check the accuracy of your answers before you hand in the exam paper.परीक्षा की कॉपी जमा करने से पहले अपने उत्तरों की सटीकता जाँच लो।
  2. The weather department has improved the accuracy of its monsoon forecasts.मौसम विभाग ने अपने मानसून पूर्वानुमानों की सटीकता बढ़ाई है।

Synonyms & antonyms

correctnessprecisionexactnessinaccuracyerror

Memory trick

An arrow in the exact centre of the target shows perfect ACCURACY.

💡 Did you know?

The word accuracy comes from Latin, meaning to take care. In science, this quality is essential because even a tiny mistake in measurement can lead to very different results.

Word origin

From Latin "accuratus", meaning done with care, from "cura", care.

Other meanings

noun How close a measurement is to the true or accepted value.

accuracy meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीसही और सटीक होने का गुण, बिना किसी गलती के; सटीकता।
Arabic · العربيةصفة كون الشيء صحيحًا ودقيقًا، بلا أخطاء؛ الدقة.
French · FrançaisQualité de ce qui est juste et exact, sans erreur ; précision.
Indonesian · Bahasa IndonesiaSifat benar dan tepat, tanpa kesalahan; ketepatan.
Chinese · 中文准确、精确、没有错误的性质;准确性。

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