accuracy.

The extent to which a representation, measurement or result agrees with what is true or correct under the relevant standard.

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Words that belong together

• measurement accuracy
• factual accuracy

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The reviewers checked factual accuracy against the original sources.

Measurement accuracy improved after calibration corrected the systematic offset.

Usage notes

Primary category: science / research / methodology. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: methodology, measurement, causation, evaluation. Disciplines: research, statistics, scientific reasoning. Commonness: moderately common.