accurate
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• adjective
Correct in all details; conforming exactly to truth, fact, or a standard without error.
"The historian provided an accurate account of the events leading up to the treaty."
Capable of providing a true reading or reaching an intended target without deviation (of an instrument, method, or performer).
"Atomic clocks are the most accurate timekeeping devices currently in existence."
Word Nuance & Usage
In scientific and technical contexts, 'accurate' is distinguished from 'precise': 'accurate' means how close a measurement is to the true or accepted value, whereas 'precise' refers to how consistently repeated measurements yield the same result.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 17th century from Latin accuratus ('done with care'), the past participle of accurare ('to take care of'), formed from ad- ('to') and curare ('to care for', from cura, 'care').